Evolution of morphology, the
Auteur :
Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199202683
Date de publication :
14 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,6 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
420 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book considers the evolution of the grammatical structure of words in the contexts of human evolution and the origins of language. The author challenges the conventional views of the relationship between syntax and morphology, the adaptationist view of language evolution, and the notion that language in some way reflects 'laws of form'.