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Explore syntax’s evolutionary roots: biology, neurology, and the uniquely human language.

Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax

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    492 pages

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    19 September 2023

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Summary

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 fr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262549127
ISBN-10:0262549123
Author:Derek Bickerton, Eors Szathmary
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:492
Release Date:19 September 2023
Weight:454g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
Series:Strüngmann Forum Reports
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Critics Review

This is a refreshingly clear volume on what is a technical but important subject. Even those who only have a passing interest in language will find it to be an interesting book to own.

–The Quarterly Review of Biology

About The Author

Derek Bickerton

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.

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