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020 _a9781107042247 (hardback)
020 _a9781107650114 (paperback)
082 0 0 _a401
_bAND
100 1 _aAndresen, Julie Tetel,
245 1 0 _aLinguistics and evolution :
260 _aNew Delhi
_bCUP
_c2014
300 _avi, 308 pages ;
520 _a"Evolutionary linguistics - an approach to language study that takes into account our origins and development as a species - has rapidly developed in recent years. Informed by the latest findings in evolutionary theory, this book sets language within the context of human biology and development, taking ideas from fields such as psychology, neurology, biology, anthropology, genetics and cognitive science. By factoring an evolutionary and developmental perspective into the theoretical framework, the author replaces old questions - such as 'what is language?' - with new questions, such as 'how do living beings become 'languaging' living beings?' Linguistics and Evolution offers readers the first rethinking of an introductory approach to linguistics since Leonard Bloomfield's 1933 Language. It will be of significant interest to advanced students and researchers in all subfields of linguistics, and the related fields of biology, anthropology, cognitive science and psychology"--
650 0 _aLanguage and languages
942 _cBK
999 _c3224
_d3224