A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution | Current Controversies and Future Prospects

Ljiljana Progovac

ISBN 10: 3030032345 / ISBN 13: 9783030032340

Verlag: Springer, 2019

A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution | Current Controversies and Future Prospects | Ljiljana Progovac | Taschenbuch | SpringerBriefs in Linguistics | xiv | Englisch | 2019 | Springer | EAN 9783030032340 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 114638638

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This book provides a critical introduction to the current views and controversies regarding language evolution. It sheds new light on hot topics such as: How ancient is language? Did Neanderthals have some form of language? Did language evolve gradually and incrementally, through stages, or suddenly, in one leap, in all its complexity? Does language evolution involve natural selection or not? 

This book is essential reading for scholars and students interested in language evolution, especially those in the fields of linguistics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and neuroscience. 

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This book provides a critical introduction to the current views and controversies regarding language evolution. It sheds new light on hot topics such as: How ancient is language? Did Neanderthals have some form of language? Did language evolve gradually and incrementally, through stages, or suddenly, in one leap, in all its complexity? Does language evolution involve natural selection or not?

 

This book is essential reading for scholars and students interested in language evolution, especially those in the fields of linguistics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and neuroscience. 

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Critical Introduction to Language ...
Verlag: Springer
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu