Why Only Us
Language and Evolution
$41.76
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2017
Summary
Berwick and Chomsky draw on recent developments in linguistic theory to offer an evolutionary account of language and humans’ remarkable, species-specific ability to acquire it.“A loosely connected collection of four essays that will fascinate anyone interested in the extraordinary phenomenon of language.”-New York Review of BooksWe are born crying, but those cries signal the first stirring of language. Within a year or so, infants master the sound system of their language; a few years after …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262533492 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262533499 |
| Author: | Robert C. Berwick, Noam Chomsky |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Why Only Us |
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Critics Review
Why Only Us: Language and Evolution is a loosely connected collection of four essays that will fascinate anyone interested in the extraordinary phenomenon of language.
Why Only Us: Language and Evolution is a loosely connected collection of four essays that will fascinate anyone interested in the extraordinary phenomenon of language.
* New York Review of Books *About The Author
Robert C. Berwick
Robert C. Berwick is Professor of Computational Linguistics and Computer Science and Engineering, in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems and the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society at MIT and the author of Computational Complexity and Natural Language and The Acquisition of Syntactic Knowledge, both published by the MIT Press.Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor and Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus) at MIT and the author of many influential books on linguistics, including Aspects of the Theory of Syntax and The Minimalist Program, both published by the MIT Press.
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