Toward an Evolutionary Biology of Language /

Toward an Evolutionary Biology of Language / / Philip Lieberman.

In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. Philip Lieberman argues forcibly t...

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Lieberman, Philip,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (448 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER 1 The Mark of Evolution
  • CHAPTER 2 Primitive and Derived Features of Language
  • CHAPTER 3 The Singularity of Speech
  • CHAPTER 4 The Neural Bases of Language
  • CHAPTER 5 Motor Control and the Evolution of Language
  • CHAPTER 6 The Gift of Tongue
  • CHAPTER 7 Linguistic Issues
  • CHAPTER 8 Where We Might Go
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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