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Biolinguistics : exploring the biology of language / Lyle Jenkins. [electronic resource]
Author
Jenkins, Lyle
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Biolinguistics
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Grammar, Comparative and general
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Series
Cambridge approaches to linguistics.
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Summary note
This book investigates the nature of human language and its importance for the study of the mind. In particular, it examines current work on the biology of language. Lyle Jenkins reviews the evidence that language is best characterized by a generative grammar of the kind introduced by Noam Chomsky in the 1950s and developed in various directions since that time. He then discusses research into the development of language which tries to capture both the underlying universality of human language, as well as the diversity found in individual languages (Universal Grammar). Finally, he discusses a variety of approaches to language design and the evolution of language. An important theme is the integration of biolinguistics into the natural sciences - the 'unification problem'. Jenkins also answers criticisms of the biolinguistic approach from a number of other perspectives, including evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, connectionism and ape language research, among others.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-253) and index.
Language note
English
Contents
Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The unification problem; 2 Knowledge and use of language; 3 Acquisition (growth) of language; 4 Mechanisms of language; 5 Evolution of language; 6 Conclusion; References; Index
ISBN
1-107-11736-4
0-511-00994-1
1-280-43252-7
0-511-17235-4
0-511-15083-0
0-511-32473-1
0-511-60576-5
0-511-04821-1
OCLC
50758952
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