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Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language: The Innateness Debate Continued

by Harry Van Der Hulst
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781009346306
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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  • Pages: 552
  • Original Price: USD 150.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 903 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Linguistics / Historical & Comparative

Half a century ago, Noam Chomsky posited that humans have specific innate mental abilities to learn and use language, distinct from other animals. This book, a follow-up to the author's previous textbook, A Mind for Language, continues to critically examine the development of this central aspect of linguistics: the innateness debate. It expands upon key themes in the debate - discussing arguments that come from other disciplines, such as psychology, anthropology, sociology, criminology, computer science, formal languages theory, neuroscience, genetics, animal communication, and evolutionary biology. The innateness claim also leads us to ask how human language evolved as a characteristic trait of Homo Sapiens. Written in an accessible way, assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the book guides the reader through technical concepts, and employs concrete examples throughout. It is accompanied by a range of online resources, including further material, a glossary, discussion points, questions for reflection, and project suggestions.

Van Der Hulst, Harry: - Harry van der Hulst is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. He has been Editor-in-Chief of The Linguistic Review since 1990. His recent books include Asymmetries in Vowel Harmony (2018, OUP), Radical CV Phonology (2020, EUP) and A Mind for Language (2023, CUP).

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