The biology of language
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The biology of language
J. Benjamins, 1995
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注記
Papers presented at a conference held Dec. 1988, Czerniejewo, Poland
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
収録内容
- Chimps, children, and creoles : the need for caution / Jean Aitchison
- Some problems with an evolutionary view of written language / David Barton
- Essentialism in language / Bernard H. Bichakjian
- The invention of the syllable : reflections of a humanist on the biology of language / Robert Payson Creed
- Genetic classification and the historical method / Angela Della Volpe
- Animal communication and human language : searching for their evolutionary relationship / Gábor Györi
- From proto-language to grammar / Martin Hildebrand-Nilshon
- The biological imperatives in communicative interaction / Mary Ritchie Key
- Ritual/representation as the semiogenetic precursor of hominid symbol use / Jo Liska
- Language acquisition and the essentialist-evolutionist debate / David J. Messer
- Group selection in the biocultural evolution of language : fate of the Neanderthals revisited / Richard G. Milo and Duane Quiatt
- The biology of language / Harvey B. Sarles
- A possibility of quantum evolution of language / Włodzimierz Sedlak
- Biological and cultural factors in the evolution of language / David Smillie
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This volume brings together 15 papers on the evolution and origin of language. The authors approach the subject from various angles, exploring biological, cultural, psychological and linguistic factors. A wide variety of topics is discussed, such as animal communication, language acquisition, the essentialist-evolutionist debate, and genetic classification.
目次
- 1. Preface
- 2. Acknowledgements
- 3. Chimps, children and creoles: the need for caution (by Aitchison, Jean)
- 4. Some problems with an evolutionary view of written language (by Barton, David)
- 5. Essentialism in language: a convenient bu fallacious premise (by Bichakjian, Bernard H.)
- 6. The invention of the syllable: reflections of a humanist on the biology of language (by Creed, Robert Payson)
- 7. Genetic classification and the historical method (by Della Volpe, Angela)
- 8. Animal communication and human language: searching for their evolutionary relationship (by Gyori, Gabor)
- 9. From proto-language to grammar: psychological considerations for the emergence of grammar in language evolution (by Hildebrand-Nilshon, Martin)
- 10. The biological imperatives in communicative interaction (by Key, Mary Ritchie)
- 11. Ritual/representation as the semiogenetic precursor of hominid symbol use (by Liska, Jo)
- 12. Language acquisition and the essentialist-evolutionist debate (by Messer, David J.)
- 13. Group selection in the biocultural evolution of language: fate of the Neanderthals revisited (by Milo, Richard G.)
- 14. The biology of language: essentialist vs. evolutionist in the nature of language (by Sarles, Harvey B.)
- 15. A possibility of quantum evolution of language (by Sedlak, Wlodzimierz)
- 16. Biological and cultural factors in the evolution of language (by Smillie, David)
- 17. Index of names
- 18. Index of terms
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