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A Critical Introduction to Language EvolutionIntroduction to Divergent Views

A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution: Introduction to Divergent Views [In the last quarter century we have seen an explosion of interest in the field of language evolution, and the pace is only picking up. This is deservedly so, as without understanding how human language evolved, we can hardly understand what language really is, or what defines humanhood.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Critical Introduction to Language EvolutionIntroduction to Divergent Views

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-030-03234-0
Pages
1 –13
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-03235-7_1
Publisher site
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Abstract

[In the last quarter century we have seen an explosion of interest in the field of language evolution, and the pace is only picking up. This is deservedly so, as without understanding how human language evolved, we can hardly understand what language really is, or what defines humanhood.]

Published: Dec 19, 2018

Keywords: Gradualist vs. saltationist approaches; Language evolution; Natural selection; The antiquity of language

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