02268nam 22004933u 450 991045773000332120210111233035.01-283-29679-997866132967950-19-161270-7(CKB)2550000000050160(EBL)784728(OCoLC)756484802(MiAaPQ)EBC784728(EXLCZ)99255000000005016020130418d2011|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||The Biolinguistic Enterprise[electronic resource] New Perspectives on the Evolution and Nature of the Human Language FacultyOxford OUP Oxford20111 online resource (576 p.)Oxford Studies in BiolinguisticsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-955327-0 Contents; General Preface; The Contributors; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Contours of the Biolinguistic Research Agenda; Part I. Evolution; Part II. Variation; Part III. Computation; References; IndexThis book, by leading scholars, represents some of the main work in progress in biolinguistics. It offers fresh perspectives on language evolution and variation, new developments in theoretical linguistics, and insights on the relations between variation in language and variation in biology. The authors address the Darwinian questions on the origin and evolution of language from a minimalist perspective, and provide elegant solutions to the evolutionary gap between human languageand communication in all other organisms. They consider language variation in the context of current biological apprOxford Studies in BiolinguisticsBiolinguisticsGrammar, Comparative and generalLanguageElectronic books.Biolinguistics.Grammar, Comparative and general.Language.401Sciullo Anna Maria Di975723Boeckx Cedric304502AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910457730003321The Biolinguistic Enterprise2295765UNINA