The Biology and Evolution of Language
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Book Overview
This book synthesizes much of the exciting recent research in the biology of language. Drawing on data from anatomy, neurophysiology, physiology, and behavioral biology, Philip Lieberman develops a new approach to the puzzle of language, arguing that it is the result of many evolutionary compromises. Within his discussion, Lieberman skillfully addresses matters as various as the theory of neoteny (which he refutes), the mating calls of bullfrogs, ape language, dyslexia, and computer-implemented models of the brain.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674074130
ISBN13:9780674074132
Release Date:January 1987
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:392 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Scientific but approachable, very informative
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
Neither light reading or science for the masses, this book is reasonably approachable and very informative. An excellent complement to Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct: this one handles the physiology of language, while Pinker discusses how language is structured by the brain. Lieberman's book is full of the big ideas and fascinating details that make science reading such a pleasure.
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