Evolutionary Linguistics

by Robert McMahon and April McMahon

Book Overview

How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened since? This book provides a clear, comprehensive but lively introduction to these interdisciplinary debates. Written in an approachable style, it cuts through the complex, sometimes contradictory and often obscure technical languages used in the different scientific disciplines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521891396
• ISBN13: 9780521891394
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.6"