Evolutionary Linguistics / April McMahon

Public ISBD Titre : Evolutionary Linguistics : Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : April McMahon, Auteur ; Robert McMahon, Auteur Editeur : Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : 2013 Collection : Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Importance : 309 p. Format : 24.7 x 17.4 x 1.4 centimetres (0.66 kg) ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-521-89139-4 Note générale : How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened since? This book provides a clear, comprehensive but lively introduction to these interdisciplinary debates. Written in an approachable style, it cuts through the complex, sometimes contradictory and often obscure technical languages used in the different scientific disciplines involved in the study of linguistic evolution. Assuming no background knowledge in these disciplines, the book outlines the physical and neurological structures underlying language systems, and the limits of our knowledge concerning their evolution. Discussion questions and further reading lists encourage students to explore the primary literature further, and the final chapter demonstrates that while many questions still remain unanswered, there is a growing consensus as to how modern human languages have arisen as systems by the interplay of evolved structures and cultural transmission. Langues : Anglais Note de contenu : Table of Contents: Part I: Poetry in the curriculum 1. The development of the curriculum 2. Theoretical and pedagogical perspectives Part II: Approaches to poetry in the classroom 3. Form 4. Words and Imagery 5. Voice 6. Setting 7. Character 8. Narrative 9. Conflict 10.Ways forward - multi-modality and the future of English. Evolutionary Linguistics : Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics [texte imprimé] / April McMahon, Auteur ; Robert McMahon, Auteur . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Cambridge University Press, 2013 . - 309 p. ; 24.7 x 17.4 x 1.4 centimetres (0.66 kg). - (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) . ISBN : 978-0-521-89139-4 How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened since? This book provides a clear, comprehensive but lively introduction to these interdisciplinary debates. Written in an approachable style, it cuts through the complex, sometimes contradictory and often obscure technical languages used in the different scientific disciplines involved in the study of linguistic evolution. Assuming no background knowledge in these disciplines, the book outlines the physical and neurological structures underlying language systems, and the limits of our knowledge concerning their evolution. Discussion questions and further reading lists encourage students to explore the primary literature further, and the final chapter demonstrates that while many questions still remain unanswered, there is a growing consensus as to how modern human languages have arisen as systems by the interplay of evolved structures and cultural transmission. Langues : Anglais Note de contenu : Table of Contents: Part I: Poetry in the curriculum 1. The development of the curriculum 2. Theoretical and pedagogical perspectives Part II: Approaches to poetry in the classroom 3. Form 4. Words and Imagery 5. Voice 6. Setting 7. Character 8. Narrative 9. Conflict 10.Ways forward - multi-modality and the future of English.

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