Explaining Language Change : An Evolutionary Approach - Couverture souple

Croft, William

 
9780582356771: Explaining Language Change : An Evolutionary Approach
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ISBN 10 : 0582356776 ISBN 13 : 9780582356771
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2000

Synopsis

 Ever since the origins of both linguistics and evolutionary biology in the 19th century, scholars have noted the similarity between biological evolution and language change. Yet until recently neither linguists nor biologists have developed a model of evolution to apply across the two fields. Explaining Language Change presents the first integrated theory of all aspects of language change which builds on the pioneering ideas of Richard Dawkins and David Hull in biology and philosophy of science. It provides a framework for assessing current theories and advances new ideas about grammatical reanalysis, conventional and non-conventional use of language, the structure of speech communities, language mixing, and the notion of 'progress' in language change. This is an important new study which reintegrates sociolinguistics and historical linguistics and weaves together research on grammatical change, pragmatics, social variation, language contact and genetic linguistics.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

 Ever since the origins of both linguistics and evolutionary biology in the 19th century, scholars have noted the similarity between biological evolution and language change. Yet until recently neither linguists nor biologists have developed a model of evolution to apply across the two fields. Explaining Language Change presents the first integrated theory of all aspects of language change which builds on the pioneering ideas of Richard Dawkins and David Hull in biology and philosophy of science. It provides a framework for assessing current theories and advances new ideas about grammatical reanalysis, conventional and non-conventional use of language, the structure of speech communities, language mixing, and the notion of 'progress' in language change. This is an important new study which reintegrates sociolinguistics and historical linguistics and weaves together research on grammatical change, pragmatics, social variation, language contact and genetic linguistics.

Revue de presse

".. a stimutlating book that deserves further exploration." Cognitive Linguistics

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Éditeur
Pearson Education Limited
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0582356776
ISBN 13 
9780582356771
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0582356784 ISBN 13 :  9780582356788
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2000
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