Evolutionary syntax
Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. She also provides a specific framework for its study that combines the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience and genetics.
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2015.
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Edición: | First edition |
Colección: | Studies in the evolution of language ;
20. |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009841932206719 |
Sumario: | Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. She also provides a specific framework for its study that combines the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience and genetics. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (280 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780191800276 9780191056185 |