A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution Current Controversies and Future Prospects /

This book provides a critical introduction to the current views and controversies regarding language evolution. It sheds new light on hot topics such as: How ancient is language? Did Neanderthals have some form of language? Did language evolve gradually and incrementally, through stages, or suddenly...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Progovac, Ljiljana (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Expert Briefs,
Subjects:
Language and languages.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Linguistics.
Anthropological linguistics.
Psycholinguistics.
Language History.
Syntax.
Linguistic Anthropology.
Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Lingusitics.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Summary:This book provides a critical introduction to the current views and controversies regarding language evolution. It sheds new light on hot topics such as: How ancient is language? Did Neanderthals have some form of language? Did language evolve gradually and incrementally, through stages, or suddenly, in one leap, in all its complexity? Does language evolution involve natural selection or not? This book is essential reading for scholars and students interested in language evolution, especially those in the fields of linguistics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and neuroscience. .
Physical Description:XIV, 86 p. 17 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9783030032357
ISSN:2511-0616
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-03235-7

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