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The evolutionary emergence of language : evidence and inference /

Leading primatologists, cognitive scientists, anthropologists, and linguists consider how language evolution can be understood by means of inference from the study of linked or analogous phenomena in language, animal behaviour, genetics, neurology, culture, and biology.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Botha, Rudolf P., Everaert, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
Studies in the evolution of language ; 17.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Origin.
Computational linguistics.
Langage et langues > Origines.
Linguistique informatique.
computational linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
Computational linguistics
Language and languages > Origin
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Leading primatologists, cognitive scientists, anthropologists, and linguists consider how language evolution can be understood by means of inference from the study of linked or analogous phenomena in language, animal behaviour, genetics, neurology, culture, and biology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (355 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191626470
0191626473
9780191759000
0191759007