Evolutionary linguistics /

"How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened since? This book provides a clear, comprehensive but lively introduction to these interdisciplinary debates. Written...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McMahon, April M. S.
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	McMahon, Robert, 1964-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:	Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
Subjects:	Language and languages > Origin. Anthropological linguistics. Human evolution. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Evolution and history; 2. Evidence for evolution; 3. The comparative methods; 4. Who, where and when?; 5. The vocal tract; 6. Language and the brain; 7. Language and genes; 8. Big bang or cumulative creep? Saltation versus gradual, adaptive evolution; 9. From protolanguage to language.