Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax
Syntax is arguably the most human-specific aspect of language. Despite the proto-linguistic capacities of some animals, syntax appears to be the last major evolutionary transition in humans that has some genetic basis. Yet what are the elements to a scenario that can explain such a transition? In this book, experts from linguistics, neurology and neurobiology,cognitive psychology, ecology and evolutionary biology, and computer modeling address this question.\ Unlike most previous work on the...
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Interdisciplinary perspectives on the evolutionary and biological roots of syntax, describing current research on syntax in fields ranging from linguistics to neurology.
\ From the Publisher"This is a refreshingly clear volume on what is atechnical but important subject.\ Even those who onlyhave a passing interest in language will find it to be an interesting book to own." Mark Pagel The Quarterly Review of Biology\ \ \
