基本説明
抄訳『言語進化とはなにか』（大学教育出版）。訳出されなかった論文↓
What can the Field of Linguistics Tell Us About the Origins of Language? (Newmeyer)/ Symbol and Structure (Bickerton)/ On the Different Origins of Symbols and Grammar (Tomasello)/ Universal Grammar and Semiotic Constraints (Deacon)/ The Archaeological Evidence of Language Origins (Davidson)/ What are the Uniquely Human Components of the Language Faculty? (Hauser & Fitch)/ The Evolving Mirror System (Arbib)/ From Hand to Mouth (Corballis)/ The Origin and Subsequent Evolution of Language (Dunbar)/ Launching Language (Studdert-Kennedy)/ Motor Control, Speech, and the Evolution of Human Language (Lieberman)/ From Language Learning to Language Evolution (Kirby & Christiansen)/ Grammatical Assimilation (Briscoe)
Full Description
How humans acquired language and how languages evolved are two of the most intriguing questions in contemporary scientific research. Answering them would throw new light on the process of evolution, the human brain, the structure of language, and what it means to be human. In this book researchers in cognitive science, anthropology, ethology, human biology, and linguistics say what they think about the origins of human language.
Contents
1. Language Evolution: The Hardest Problem in Science? ; 2. Language as an Adaptation to the Cognitive Niche ; 3. The Language Mosaic and its Evolution ; 4. What can the Field of Linguistics Tell Us About the Origins of Language? ; 5. Symbol and Structure: A Comprehensive Framework for Language Evolution ; 6. On the Different Origins of Symbols and Grammar ; 7. Universal Grammar and Semiotic Constraints ; 8. The Archaeological Evidence of Language Origins: States of the Art ; 9. What are the Uniquely Human Components of the Language Faculty? ; 10. The Evolving Mirror System: A Neural Basis for Language Readiness ; 11. From Hand to Mouth: the Gestural Origins of Language ; 12. The Origin and Subsequent Evolution of Language ; 13. Launching Language: the Gestural Origin of Discrete Infinity ; 14. Motor Control, Speech, and the Evolution of Human Language ; 15. From Language Learning to Language Evolution ; 16. Grammatical Assimilation ; 17. Language, Learning, and Evolution
