| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 559 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford studies in biolinguistics |
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Oxford linguistics |
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Oxford studies in biolinguistics.
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Oxford linguistics.
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| Contents |
General Preface; The Contributors; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Contours of the Biolinguistic Research Agenda; Part I. Evolution; Part II. Variation; Part III. Computation; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book, by leading scholars, represents some of the main work in progress in biolinguistics. It offers fresh perspectives on language evolution and variation, new developments in theoretical linguistics, and insights on the relations between variation in language and variation in biology. The authors address the Darwinian questions on the origin and evolution of language from a minimalist perspective, and provide elegant solutions to the evolutionary gap between human languageand communication in all other organisms. They consider language variation in the context of current biological appr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 492-543) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biolinguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Biolinguistics
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Biolinguïstiek.
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Evolutie.
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Taal.
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Språkförändringar.
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Kognitionsforskning.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Di Sciullo, Anne-Marie, 1951-
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Boeckx, Cedric.
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| LC no. |
2010930309 |
| ISBN |
9780191612701 |
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0191612707 |
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1283296799 |
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9781283296793 |
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9786613296795 |
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6613296791 |
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