A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution

Current Controversies and Future Prospects

von Ljiljana Progovac

86 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book provides a critical introduction to the current views and controversies regarding language evolution. It sheds new light on hot topics such as: How ancient is language? Did Neanderthals have some form of language? Did language evolve gradually and incrementally, through stages, or suddenly, in one leap, in all its complexity? Does language evolution involve natural selection or not? 

This book is essential reading for scholars and students interested in language evolution, especially those in the fields of linguistics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and neuroscience. 

• Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Linguistics
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprache, allgemein und Nachschlagewerke Geschichte und Allgemeines
• ISBN: 9783030032340
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.01.2019
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing