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Linguistic evolution through language acquisition / edited by Ted Briscoe. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - vii, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


1. Introduction Ted Briscoe; 2. Learned systems of arbitrary reference: the foundation of human linguistic uniqueness Michael Oliphant; 3. Bootstrapping grounded word semantics Luc Steels; 4. Linguistic structure and the evolution of words Robert Worden; 5. The negotiation and acquisition of recursive grammars as a result of competition among exemplars John Batali; 6. Learning, bottlenecks and the evolution of recursive syntax Simon Kirby; 7. Theories of cultural evolution and their application to language change Partha Niyogi; 8. The learning guided evolution of natural language William J. Turkel; 9. Grammatical acquisition and linguistic selection Ted Briscoe; 10. Expression/induction models of language evolution: dimensions and issues James R. Hurford.

ISBN: 0521662990

LCCN: 2002510719

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA2-Z5843

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language acquisition.
Anthropological linguistics.
Evolution.

LC Class. No.: P118 / .L565 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 410 BRI