Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution

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Michael Pleyer (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) Stefan Hartmann (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)

Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution

Michael Pleyer (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Stefan Hartmann (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)

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Cambridge University Press
28 March 2024

Psycholinguistics; Grammar, syntax; Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Communication studies; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics

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The evolution of language has developed into a large research field. Two questions are particularly relevant for this strand of research: firstly, how did the human capacity for language emerge? And secondly, which processes of cultural evolution are involved both in the evolution of human language from non-linguistic communication and in the continued evolution of human languages? Much research on language evolution that addresses these two questions is highly compatible with the usage-based approach to language pursued in cognitive linguistics. Focusing on key topics such as comparing human language and animal communication, experimental approaches to language evolution, and evolutionary dynamics in language, this Element gives an overview of the current state-of-the-art of language evolution research and discusses how cognitive linguistics and research on the evolution of language can cross-fertilise each other. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Michael Pleyer (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Stefan Hartmann (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9781009476065
ISBN 10: 1009476068
Series: Elements in Cognitive Linguistics
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 28 March 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active