Language Evolution

Name: Language Evolution
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ISBN: 9780199244843

ISBN-10: 0199244847

ISBN-13: 9780199244843

Edition: 2003

Authors: Morten H. Christiansen, Simon Kirby

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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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List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Morten H. Christiansen is Professor of Psychology and Codirector of the Cognitive Science Program at Cornell University and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He has coedited Language Universals and other books.




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