Bibliograph

A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution, Current Controversies and Future Prospects, by Ljiljana Progovac

Type

Label

A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution, Current Controversies and Future Prospects, by Ljiljana Progovac

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1080433537

Responsibility statement

by Ljiljana Progovac

Series statement

Springer eBooksSpringer eBooks.Expert Briefs,, 2511-0594

Sub title

Current Controversies and Future Prospects

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Editor introduction; Helen Aristar-Dry -- 1. Introduction to Divergent Views -- 2. Sudden (Saltationist) Approaches to Language Evolution -- 3. Gradualist Approaches to Language Evolution -- 4. Putting it all Together: The Language-Brain-Genes Loop

Creator