Birdsong, speech, and language [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the evolution of mind and brain / / edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Martin Everaert ; foreword by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (557 p.) |
Disciplina | 401/.93 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BerwickRobert C
BolhuisJohan J ChomskyNoam EveraertMartin |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Vocalization
Birdsongs Cognitive neuroscience Human evolution Language acquisition Neurolinguistics Speech acts (Linguistics) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-44329-X
0-262-31382-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword: A Bird's-Eye View of Human Language and Evolution; Preface; I Introduction; 1 The Design Principles of Natural Language; 2 Evolution, Memory, and the Nature of Syntactic Representation; 3 Convergence and Deep Homology in the Evolution of Spoken Language; 4 Evolution of Brain Pathways for Vocal Learning in Birds and Humans; II Acquisition of Birdsong and Speech; 5 Behavioral Similarities between Birdsong and Spoken Language; 6 Parametric Variation: Language and Birdsong; 7 Vocal Culture in Songbirds: An Experimental Approach to Cultural Evolution
8 Acquisition of Linguistic Categories: Cross-Domain ConvergencesIII Phonology and Syntax; 9 Structure in Human Phonology and in Birdsong: A Phonologist's Perspective; 10 Recursivity of Language: What Can Birds Tell Us about It?; 11 Finite-State Song Syntax in Bengalese Finches: Sensorimotor Evidence, Developmental Processes, and Formal Procedures for Syntax Extraction; 12 Analyzing the Structure of Bird Vocalizations and Language: Finding Common Ground; 13 Phonological Awareness in Grey Parrots: Creation of New Labels from Existing Vocalizations; IV Neurobiology of Song and Speech 14 The Neural Basis of Links and Dissociations between Speech Perception and Production15 Neural Mechanisms of Auditory Learning and Memory in Songbirds and Mammals; 16 Age Effects in Language Acquisition and Attrition; 17 A "Birdsong Perspective" on Human Speech Production; 18 Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Generation of Birdsong: A Modular Sequential Behavior; 19 Auditory-Vocal Mirror Neurons for Learned Vocal Communication; 20 Peripheral Mechanisms of Vocalization in Birds: A Comparison with Human Speech; V Genes, Song, Speech, and Language 21 Building Bridges between Genes, Brains, and Language22 A Bird's-Eye View of FoxP2; 23 Genetic Basis of Language: Insights from Developmental Dyslexia; VI Evolution of Song, Speech, and Language; 24 Musical Protolanguage: Darwin's Theory of Language Evolution Revisited; 25 Birdsong as a Model for Studying Factors and Mechanisms Affecting Signal Evolution; 26 Evolution of Vocal Communication: An Avian Model; List of Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452657703321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013 | ||
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Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain / / edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Martin Everaert ; foreword by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass, : MIT Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (557 p.) |
Disciplina | 401/.93 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BolhuisJohan J
EveraertMartin |
Soggetto topico |
Language acquisition
Birds - Vocalization Birdsongs Speech acts (Linguistics) Human evolution Cognitive neuroscience Neurolinguistics |
Soggetto non controllato |
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General
NEUROSCIENCE/General |
ISBN |
1-299-44329-X
0-262-31382-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword: A Bird's-Eye View of Human Language and Evolution; Preface; I Introduction; 1 The Design Principles of Natural Language; 2 Evolution, Memory, and the Nature of Syntactic Representation; 3 Convergence and Deep Homology in the Evolution of Spoken Language; 4 Evolution of Brain Pathways for Vocal Learning in Birds and Humans; II Acquisition of Birdsong and Speech; 5 Behavioral Similarities between Birdsong and Spoken Language; 6 Parametric Variation: Language and Birdsong; 7 Vocal Culture in Songbirds: An Experimental Approach to Cultural Evolution
8 Acquisition of Linguistic Categories: Cross-Domain ConvergencesIII Phonology and Syntax; 9 Structure in Human Phonology and in Birdsong: A Phonologist's Perspective; 10 Recursivity of Language: What Can Birds Tell Us about It?; 11 Finite-State Song Syntax in Bengalese Finches: Sensorimotor Evidence, Developmental Processes, and Formal Procedures for Syntax Extraction; 12 Analyzing the Structure of Bird Vocalizations and Language: Finding Common Ground; 13 Phonological Awareness in Grey Parrots: Creation of New Labels from Existing Vocalizations; IV Neurobiology of Song and Speech 14 The Neural Basis of Links and Dissociations between Speech Perception and Production15 Neural Mechanisms of Auditory Learning and Memory in Songbirds and Mammals; 16 Age Effects in Language Acquisition and Attrition; 17 A "Birdsong Perspective" on Human Speech Production; 18 Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Generation of Birdsong: A Modular Sequential Behavior; 19 Auditory-Vocal Mirror Neurons for Learned Vocal Communication; 20 Peripheral Mechanisms of Vocalization in Birds: A Comparison with Human Speech; V Genes, Song, Speech, and Language 21 Building Bridges between Genes, Brains, and Language22 A Bird's-Eye View of FoxP2; 23 Genetic Basis of Language: Insights from Developmental Dyslexia; VI Evolution of Song, Speech, and Language; 24 Musical Protolanguage: Darwin's Theory of Language Evolution Revisited; 25 Birdsong as a Model for Studying Factors and Mechanisms Affecting Signal Evolution; 26 Evolution of Vocal Communication: An Avian Model; List of Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779402403321 |
Cambridge, Mass, : MIT Press, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain / / edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Martin Everaert ; foreword by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass, : MIT Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (557 p.) |
Disciplina | 401/.93 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BolhuisJohan J
EveraertMartin |
Soggetto topico |
Language acquisition
Birds - Vocalization Birdsongs Speech acts (Linguistics) Human evolution Cognitive neuroscience Neurolinguistics |
Soggetto non controllato |
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General
NEUROSCIENCE/General |
ISBN |
1-299-44329-X
0-262-31382-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword: A Bird's-Eye View of Human Language and Evolution; Preface; I Introduction; 1 The Design Principles of Natural Language; 2 Evolution, Memory, and the Nature of Syntactic Representation; 3 Convergence and Deep Homology in the Evolution of Spoken Language; 4 Evolution of Brain Pathways for Vocal Learning in Birds and Humans; II Acquisition of Birdsong and Speech; 5 Behavioral Similarities between Birdsong and Spoken Language; 6 Parametric Variation: Language and Birdsong; 7 Vocal Culture in Songbirds: An Experimental Approach to Cultural Evolution
8 Acquisition of Linguistic Categories: Cross-Domain ConvergencesIII Phonology and Syntax; 9 Structure in Human Phonology and in Birdsong: A Phonologist's Perspective; 10 Recursivity of Language: What Can Birds Tell Us about It?; 11 Finite-State Song Syntax in Bengalese Finches: Sensorimotor Evidence, Developmental Processes, and Formal Procedures for Syntax Extraction; 12 Analyzing the Structure of Bird Vocalizations and Language: Finding Common Ground; 13 Phonological Awareness in Grey Parrots: Creation of New Labels from Existing Vocalizations; IV Neurobiology of Song and Speech 14 The Neural Basis of Links and Dissociations between Speech Perception and Production15 Neural Mechanisms of Auditory Learning and Memory in Songbirds and Mammals; 16 Age Effects in Language Acquisition and Attrition; 17 A "Birdsong Perspective" on Human Speech Production; 18 Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Generation of Birdsong: A Modular Sequential Behavior; 19 Auditory-Vocal Mirror Neurons for Learned Vocal Communication; 20 Peripheral Mechanisms of Vocalization in Birds: A Comparison with Human Speech; V Genes, Song, Speech, and Language 21 Building Bridges between Genes, Brains, and Language22 A Bird's-Eye View of FoxP2; 23 Genetic Basis of Language: Insights from Developmental Dyslexia; VI Evolution of Song, Speech, and Language; 24 Musical Protolanguage: Darwin's Theory of Language Evolution Revisited; 25 Birdsong as a Model for Studying Factors and Mechanisms Affecting Signal Evolution; 26 Evolution of Vocal Communication: An Avian Model; List of Contributors; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828274603321 |
Cambridge, Mass, : MIT Press, 2013 | ||
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