Interactional instinct the evolution and acquisition of language, the
Auteur :
Lee, Namhee / Mikesell, Lisa / Joaquin, Anna Dina L / Mates, Andrea W / Schumann, John H.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195384246
Date de publication :
5 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
15,5 x 23,6 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
471 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Interactional Instinct presents a theory of language based on linguistic, evolutionary, and biological evidence indicating that language is a culturally inherited artifact that requires no a priori hard wiring of linguistic knowledge. Its structure evolved phylo- genetically from interaction among speakers and is acquired through emotionally entrained interaction with conspecifics.