Linguistic evolution through language acquisition / 
edited by Ted Briscoe. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2002. 
 - vii, 349 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521662990 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002510719 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA2-Z5843 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language acquisition.<br/>Anthropological linguistics.<br/>Evolution.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P118  / .L565 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>410 BRI