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- catalog abstract "This book investigates the nature of human language and its importance for the study of the mind. In particular, it examines current work on the biology of language. Lyle Jenkins reviews the evidence that language is best characterized by a generative grammar of the kind introduced by Noam Chomsky in the 1950s and developed in various directions since that time. He then discusses research into the development of language which tries to capture both the underlying universality of human language, as well as the diversity found in individual languages (Universal Grammar). Finally, he discusses a variety of approaches to language design and the evolution of language. An important theme is the integration of biolinguistics into the natural sciences - the 'unification problem'. Jenkins also answers criticisms of the biolinguistic approach from a number of other perspectives, including evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, connectionism and ape language research, among others. -- Publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b11360039.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-253) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction ---- 1. The unification problem --- 2. Knowledge and use of language --- 3. Acquisition (growth) of language --- 4. Mechanisms of language --- 5. Evolution of language --- 6. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "This book investigates the nature of human language and its importance for the study of the mind. In particular, it examines current work on the biology of language. Lyle Jenkins reviews the evidence that language is best characterized by a generative grammar of the kind introduced by Noam Chomsky in the 1950s and developed in various directions since that time. He then discusses research into the development of language which tries to capture both the underlying universality of human language, as well as the diversity found in individual languages (Universal Grammar). Finally, he discusses a variety of approaches to language design and the evolution of language. An important theme is the integration of biolinguistics into the natural sciences - the 'unification problem'. Jenkins also answers criticisms of the biolinguistic approach from a number of other perspectives, including evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, connectionism and ape language research, among others. -- Publisher description.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 264 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521652332".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "401 21".
- catalog subject "Biolinguistics.".
- catalog subject "Grammar, Comparative and general.".
- catalog subject "P132 .J46 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction ---- 1. The unification problem --- 2. Knowledge and use of language --- 3. Acquisition (growth) of language --- 4. Mechanisms of language --- 5. Evolution of language --- 6. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Biolinguistics : exploring the biology of language / Lyle Jenkins.".
- catalog type "text".