The Origins of Language An Introduction to Evolutionary Linguistics /

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Autor principal: Dornbierer-Stuart, Joanna (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Resumo:XIX, 188 p. 23 illus., 2 illus. in color.
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Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
Edição:1st ed. 2024.
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54938-0
Formato: Recurso Eletrônico Livro
Sumário:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The design of language
  • 3. The purpose of language
  • 4. How the physical environment shaped language
  • 5. The influence of society and culture on language
  • 6. The role of language change in the evolution of language
  • 7. How do we produce and understand speech?
  • 8. How do we learn to speak?
  • 9. How unique is human language?
  • 10. Conclusion: Putting it all together.