000			02047nam a2200337Ia 4500
005			20260803094033.0
008			251212s2009 xx 000 0 und d
245	1		_aLanguage evolution and syntactic theory / _cAnna R. Kinsella.
100			_aKinsella, Anna R.
260			_aCambridge, UK : _bCambridge University Press, _c2009.
300			_axiv, 222 p.:
300			_c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographic references and index
020			_a978-0-521-89530-9
650			_aGrammar, Comparative and general _xSyntax
650			_aHistorical linguistics
050			_a417.7 K62l
943			_b0 _c0 _d0 _e1 _f0 _g2 _h0 _i0 _j0
944			_b1 _c1 _d0
953			_pHED1517
546			_aEnglish
953			_cCollLib
505			_a1. Constraining our theory of language; 2. Language as a perfect system; 3. Language as an evolvable system; 4. Language as a recursive system; 5. Language as a minimal system; 6. Towards an evolvable theory of syntax.
520			_a"Evolution has not typically been recognised by linguists as a constraining factor when developing linguistic theories. This book demonstrates that our theories of language must reflect the fact that language has evolved. It critiques a currently dominant framework in the field of linguistics - the Minimalist Program - by showing how it fails to take evolution into account. It approaches the question of the evolution of human language in a novel way by applying findings from the field of evolutionary biology to language. Key properties associated with typically evolving systems are identified in language, and the shortcomings of the Minimalist Program in its outright rejection of these features are exposed. The book will be of interest to individual researchers and advanced students in linguistics, psychology, biology, anthropology and cognitive science."--BOOK JACKET.
591			_a0
336			_aText
337			_aUnmediated
338			_aVolume
942			_2lcc _cBK _arizal _b2015-04-07 23:18:14 _drizal _e2015-04-07 23:18:14
998			_a2374
999			_c2363 _d2363