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Pages: 359
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Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-02-17 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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Sverker Johansson has written an unusual book on language origins, with its emphasis on empirical evidence rather than theory-building. This is a book for the s
Language in Our Brain
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Pages: 300
Authors: Angela D. Friederici
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-16 - Publisher: MIT Press

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A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for l
Origins of Language
Language: en
Pages: 182
Authors: James R. Hurford
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This book offers an accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language and what sets human language apart from the simp
New Perspectives on the Origins of Language
Language: en
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Authors: Claire Lefebvre
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-15 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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The question of how language emerged is one of the most fascinating and difficult problems in science. In recent years, a strong resurgence of interest in the e
The Social Origins of Language
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Authors: Robert M. Seyfarth
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How human language evolved from the need for social communication The origins of human language remain hotly debated. Despite growing appreciation of cognitive