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9780199244843: Language Evolution (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language)
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ISBN 10: 0199244847 ISBN 13: 9780199244843
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The leading scholars in the rapidly growing field of language evolution give readable accounts of their theories on the origins of language and reflect on the most important current issues and debates. As well as providing a guide to their own published research in this area they highlight what they see as the most relevant research of others. The authors come from a wide range of disciplines involved in language evolution including linguistics, cognitive science, computational science, primatology, and archaeology.

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About the Author

Morten H. Christiansen is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. He is co-editor of Connectionist Psycholinguistics published by Ablex in 2001. Simon Kirby is a British Academy Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh: his book, Function, Selection, and Innateness was published by OUP in 1999.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199244847
ISBN 13 
9780199244843
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
414
Editor
Christiansen Morten H., Kirby Simon
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