Evolution of Morphology
(Part of the Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language Series)
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This book considers the evolution of the grammatical structure of words in the more general contexts of human evolution and the origins of language. The consensus in many fields is that language is well designed for its purpose, and became so either through natural selection or by virtue of non-biological constraints on how language must be structured. Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy argues that in certain crucial respects language is not optimally designed...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199202680
ISBN13:9780199202683
Release Date:February 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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