Evolutionary Syntax
(Part of the Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language Series)
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In this book, Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. She provides a specific framework for its study, combining the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience, and genetics. The author pursues an internal reconstruction of the stages of grammar based on the syntactic theory associated with Chomskyan Minimalism and arrives at specific,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:019873655X
ISBN13:9780198736554
Release Date:August 2015
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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