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Approaches to the Evolution of Language: Social and Cognitive Bases James R Hurford
Approaches to the Evolution of Language: Social and Cognitive Bases
James R Hurford
This book situates language within the framework of modern evolutionary theory. Linguists, anthropologists, and cognitive scientists explore the origins and evolution of human language, emphasizing the social bases on which very complex language structure is founded, and showing how this structure emerges and develops.
456 pages, 10 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 17, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521639644 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 456 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 229 × 24 mm · 644 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Hurford, James R. (University of Edinburgh) |
| Editor | Knight, Chris (University of East London) |
| Editor | Studdert-Kennedy, Michael (Haskins Laboratories, New Haven) |