The Transition to Language

AvAlison Wray,Cardiff University) Wray, Alison (, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Language and Communication Research

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

Del 2 i serien Studies in the Evolution of Language

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Beskrivning

Linguists, biological anthropologists, and cognitive scientists come together in this book to explore the origins and early evolution of phonology, syntax, and semantics. They consider the nature of pre- and proto-linguistic communication, the internal and external triggers that led to its transformation into language, and whether and how language may be considered to have evolved after its inception. Evidence is drawn from many domains, including computer simulations of language emergence, the songs of finches, problem-solving abilities in monkeys, sign language, and the structure of languages today.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-21
Mått:163 x 241 x 27 mm
Vikt:713 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in the Evolution of Language
Antal sidor:424
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199250653

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Alison Wray gained her BA and D.Phil. degrees from the University of York. She has worked in departments of music, linguistics, and communication, and her research focuses on three major areas: historical pronunciation for early music, formulaic language, and language evolution. She has published papers and chapters on all three areas, and her books include: The Focusing Hypothesis (1992), Projects in Linguistics (1998, with Trott and Bloomer) and Formulaic Language and the Lexicon (2002).

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... a thought-provoking volume, with implications not just for language evolution but for how we conceptualise language acquisition, language structure and language change.

Innehållsförteckning

PART I: MAKING READY FOR LANGUAGE: NECESSARY, BUT NOT SUFFICIENT ; PART II: INTERNAL TRIGGERS TO TRANSITION: GENES, PROCESSING, CULTURE, GESTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY ; PART III: EXTERNAL TRIGGERS TO TRANSITION: ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION, AND SOCIAL CONTEXT ; PART IV: THE ONWARD JOURNEY: DETERMINING THE SHAPE OF LANGUAGE

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