Harry van der Hulst (University of Connecticut)

Genes, Brains, Evolution and Language

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Like its prequel, this book examines the 'nature/nurture' debate in language, while also asking how language came to be part of our human nature in the course of evolution. Considering the multidisciplinary context of these debates, this book is essential reading for academics and students in a range of fields.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 784g
• ISBN-13: 9781009346290
• ISBN-10: 1009346296
• Artikelnr.: 74293050

Autorenporträt

Harry van der Hulst is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. He has been Editor-in-Chief of The Linguistic Review since 1990. His recent books include Asymmetries in Vowel Harmony (2018, OUP), Radical CV Phonology (2020, EUP) and A Mind for Language (2023, CUP).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. What this book is about
2. The organization of the mental grammar
3. The nature-nurture debate across disciplines
Part II. Third Factors and Formal Language Theory: 4. Third factors
5. Formal languages theory and the mental grammar
Part III. Brains and Genes: 6. Language and the brain
7. Language and the genome
Part IV. Animal Communication: 8. Communication in the rest of the animal kingdom
9. The animal mind and human language
Part V. The Evolution of Mind and Language: 10. The evolution of mind and language: basic issues
Part VI. Winding Up: 11. Evaluating the arguments: a forum discussion.