More than nature needs : language, mind, and evolution /

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"The human mind is an unlikely evolutionary adaptation. How did humans acquire cognitive capacities far more powerful than anything a hunting-and-gathering primate needed to survive? Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Darwin of evolutionary theory, saw humans as 'divine exceptions'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bickerton, Derek (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Language and languages.
Human evolution > Psychological aspects.
Language acquisition > Psychological aspects.
Cognitive grammar.
Psycholinguistics.
Langage et langues.
Êtres humains > Évolution > Aspect psychologique.
Langage > Acquisition > Aspect psychologique.
Grammaire cognitive.
Psycholinguistique.
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
psycholinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
Cognitive grammar
Language acquisition > Psychological aspects
Language and languages
Psycholinguistics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wallace's problem
  • Generative theory
  • The "specialness" of humans
  • From animal communication to protolanguage
  • Universal grammar
  • Variation and change
  • Language "acquisition"
  • Creolization
  • Homo sapiens loquens.

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