Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax

Bickerton, Derek, Szathmary, Eors

Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax
  • 出版商: MIT
  • 出版日期: 2023-09-19
  • 售價: $1,870
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,777
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 492
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 0262549123
  • ISBN-13: 9780262549127

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商品描述

Interdisciplinary perspectives on the evolutionary and biological roots of syntax, describing current research on syntax in fields ranging from linguistics to neurology.

Syntax is arguably the most human-specific aspect of language. Despite the proto-linguistic capacities of some animals, syntax appears to be the last major evolutionary transition in humans that has some genetic basis. Yet what are the elements to a scenario that can explain such a transition? In this book, experts from linguistics, neurology and neurobiology, cognitive psychology, ecology and evolutionary biology, and computer modeling address this question. Unlike most previous work on the evolution of language, Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax follows through on a growing consensus among researchers that language can be profitably separated into a number of related and interacting but largely autonomous functions, each of which may have a distinguishable evolutionary history and neurological base. The contributors argue that syntax is such a function.The book describes the current state of research on syntax in different fields, with special emphasis on areas in which the findings of particular disciplines might shed light on problems faced by other disciplines. It defines areas where consensus has been established with regard to the nature, infrastructure, and evolution of the syntax of natural languages; summarizes and evaluates contrasting approaches in areas that remain controversial; and suggests lines for future research to resolve at least some of these disputed issues.

Contributors
Andrea Baronchelli, Derek Bickerton, Dorothy V. M. Bishop, Denis Bouchard, Robert Boyd, Jens Brauer, Ted Briscoe, David Caplan, Nick Chater, Morten H. Christiansen, Terrence W.Deacon, Francesco d'Errico, Anna Fedor, Julia Fischer, Angela D. Friederici, Tom Givón, Thomas Griffiths, Balázs Gulyás, Peter Hagoort, Austin Hilliard, James R. Hurford, Péter Ittzés, Gerhard Jäger, Herbert Jäger, Edith Kaan, Simon Kirby, Natalia L. Komarova, Tatjana Nazir, Frederick Newmeyer, Kazuo Okanoya, Csaba Plèh, Peter J. Richerson, Luigi Rizzi, Wolf Singer, Mark Steedman, Luc Steels, Szabolcs Számadó, Eörs Szathmáry, Maggie Tallerman, Jochen Triesch, Stephanie Ann White

商品描述(中文翻譯)

跨學科的觀點探討語法的演化與生物根源，描述了從語言學到神經學等領域的當前研究。

語法無疑是語言中最具人類特徵的方面。儘管某些動物擁有原始的語言能力，但語法似乎是人類最後一個具有某種遺傳基礎的重大演化轉變。然而，能夠解釋這種轉變的情境要素是什麼呢？在這本書中，來自語言學、神經學和神經生物學、認知心理學、生態學和演化生物學以及計算建模的專家們針對這個問題進行探討。與以往大多數關於語言演化的研究不同，《語法的生物基礎與起源》遵循了研究者之間日益增長的共識，即語言可以有效地分為多個相關且相互作用但在很大程度上是自主的功能，每個功能可能都有可區分的演化歷史和神經基礎。貢獻者們主張語法就是這樣一個功能。這本書描述了不同領域中語法研究的當前狀態，特別強調某些學科的發現如何能夠為其他學科面臨的問題提供啟示。它定義了在自然語言語法的性質、基礎設施和演化方面已建立共識的領域；總結並評估在仍然存在爭議的領域中對立的研究方法；並建議未來研究的方向，以解決至少部分這些有爭議的問題。

貢獻者：
Andrea Baronchelli, Derek Bickerton, Dorothy V. M. Bishop, Denis Bouchard, Robert Boyd, Jens Brauer, Ted Briscoe, David Caplan, Nick Chater, Morten H. Christiansen, Terrence W. Deacon, Francesco d'Errico, Anna Fedor, Julia Fischer, Angela D. Friederici, Tom Givón, Thomas Griffiths, Balázs Gulyás, Peter Hagoort, Austin Hilliard, James R. Hurford, Péter Ittzés, Gerhard Jäger, Herbert Jäger, Edith Kaan, Simon Kirby, Natalia L. Komarova, Tatjana Nazir, Frederick Newmeyer, Kazuo Okanoya, Csaba Plèh, Peter J. Richerson, Luigi Rizzi, Wolf Singer, Mark Steedman, Luc Steels, Szabolcs Számadó, Eörs Szathmáry, Maggie Tallerman, Jochen Triesch, Stephanie Ann White

作者簡介

Derek Bickerton is Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. He is the author of Roots of Language, Language and Species, and Language and Human Behavior.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

德瑞克·比克頓（Derek Bickerton）是夏威夷大學檀香山分校的名譽語言學教授。他是《語言的根源》（Roots of Language）、《語言與物種》（Language and Species）以及《語言與人類行為》（Language and Human Behavior）的作者。

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