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Author(s): ALISON WRAY, International Conference on the Evolution of Language (3rd 2000 École nationale suṕerieure des télécommunications), Alison Wray, International Conference on the Evolution of Language, edited by Alison Wray
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Edition: 2002
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Year: 2002
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0199250650

ISBN 13: 9780199250653

Author: Alison Wray

Linguists, biological anthropologists, and cognitive scientists come together in this book to explore the origins and early evolution of phonology, syntax, and semantics. They consider the nature of pre- and proto-linguistic communication, the internal and external triggers that led to its transformation into language, and whether and how language may be considered to have evolved after its inception. Evidence is drawn from many domains, including computer simulations of language emergence, the songs of finches, problem-solving abilities in monkeys, sign language, and the structure of languages today.

Table of contents:

1: Introduction: Conceptualizing Transition in an Evolving Field

Part I: Making Ready for Language: Necessary, But Not Sufficient
2: Comparative Vocal Production and the Evolution of Speech: Reinterpreting the Descent of the Larynx
3: Sexual Display as a Syntactic Vehicle: The Evolution of Syntax in Birdsong and Human Language through Sexual Selection
4: Serial Expertise and the Evolution of Language

Part II: Internal Triggers to Transition: Genes, Processing, Culture, Gesture, and Technology
5: Protocadherin XY: A Candidate Gene for Cerebral Asymmetry and Language
6: Dual Processing in Protolanguage: Performance Without Competence
7: Language and Revolutionary Consciousness
8: Did Language Evolve from Manual Gestures?
9: The ‘Finished Artefact Fallacy’: Acheulean Handaxes and Language Origins

Part III: External Triggers to Transition: Environment, Population, and Social Context
10: Foraging Versus Social Intelligence in the Evolution of Protolanguage
11: Methodological Issues in Simulating the Emergence of Language
12: Crucial Factors in the Origins of Word-Meaning
13: Constraints on Communities with Indigenous Sign Languages: Clues to the Dynamics of Language Genesis

Part IV: The Onward Journey: Determining the Shape of Language
14: The Slow Growth of Language in Children
15: The Roles of Expression and Representation in Language Evolution
16: Linguistic Adaptation Without Linguistic Constraints: The Role of Sequential Learning in Language Evolution
17: Uniformitarian Assumptions and Language Evolution Research
18: On the Evolution of Grammatical Forms

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