The nature and origin of language /
Denis Bouchard looks at how the human brain got the capacity for language and how language evolved. He argues that language is a system of signs and considers how these elements first came together in the brain. His account of language origins offers insights into language and to constructions that...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Studies in the evolution of language ;
18. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Denis Bouchard looks at how the human brain got the capacity for language and how language evolved. He argues that language is a system of signs and considers how these elements first came together in the brain. His account of language origins offers insights into language and to constructions that have defied decades of linguistic analysis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191761584 0191761583 |