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Selfish sounds and linguistic evolution : a Darwinian approach to language change /
This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communic...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communication and language acquisition take place. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 329 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511193750 9780511193750 0521826713 9780521826716 0511195826 9780511195822 0511194498 9780511194498 0511195168 9780511195167 9780511486449 0511486448 1280477768 9781280477768 9786610477760 6610477760 9780521120630 0521120632 |