Variation and universals in biolinguistics /

作者：  editor Lyle Jenkins.

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简介：This book provides a current and interdisciplinary overview of work on the biology of language what is sometimes called the "biolinguistic approach." A wide range of areas are investigated by specialists: the micro-parametric theory of syntax, models of language acquisition and historical change, dynamical systems in language, genetics of populations, pragmatics of discourse, language neurology, genetic disorders of language, sign language, and evolution of language. Answers questions about 1) form, function and brain mechanisms of language, 2) development of language in the child, 3) evolution of language in the human species. Contributions from Noam Chomsky, Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini and Judy Kegl.