Language, from a biological point of view : current issues in biolinguistics

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Language, from a biological point of view : current issues in biolinguistics

edited by Cedric Boeckx, María del Carmen Horno-Chéliz and José-Luis Mendívil-Giró

Cambridge Scholars, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-383) and index

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Description

The present volume offers a collection of essays covering a broad range of areas where currently a rapprochement between linguistics and biology is actively being sought. Following a certain tradition, we call this attempt at a synthesis "biolinguistics." The nine chapters (grouped into three parts: Language and Cognition, Language and the Brain, and Language and the Species) offer a comprehensive overview of issues at the forefront of biolinguistic research, such as language structure; language development; linguistic change and variation; language disorders and language processing; the cognitive, neural and genetic basis of linguistic knowledge; or the evolution of the Faculty of Language. Each contribution highlights exciting prospects for the field, but they also point to significant obstacles along the way. The main conclusion is that the age of theoretical exclusivity in Linguistics, much like the age of theoretical specificity, will have to end if interdisciplinarity is to reign and if biolinguistics is to flourish.

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  • NCID
    BB09696583
  • ISBN
    • 9781443837811
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Newcastle
  • Pages/Volumes
    vi, 391 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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