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Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. She also provides a specific framework for its study that combines the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience and genetics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Progovac, Ljiljana (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Studies in the evolution of language ; 20.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax > History.
Reconstruction (Linguistics)
Linguistic change.
Syntaxe.
Syntaxe > Histoire.
Reconstruction linguistique.
Changement linguistique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Linguistic change
Syntaxis.
Taalontwikkeling.
Ontwikkelingsmodellen.
Language.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. She also provides a specific framework for its study that combines the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience and genetics.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191800276
0191800279
9780191056185
0191056189