The Nature of Language Evolution, Paradigms and Circuits
The book The Nature of Language addresses one of the most fundamental questions of mankind: how did language evolve, and what are the neurobiological and cognitive foundations of language processing? This monograph explores these questions from different perspectives to discuss the building blocks o...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b43713567*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Introduction
- PART I. Evolution. - Chapter 1: The Human Lineage
- 1.1 An Overview
- 1.2 Fossil Evidence
- Chapter 2. Protomusic and Speech
- 2.1 The Role of Protomusic
- 2.2 Evolutionary Milestones
- Chapter 3. Genetic Foundations
- 3.1 Language-Related Genes
- 3.2 The Role of the Basal Ganglia
- Chapter 4. The Rise of Cognition
- 4.1 Comparative Studies
- 4.2 Proto-Cognition
- PART II. Paradigms
- Chapter 5. The Human Language System
- 5.1 Biological Disposition
- 5.2 Linguistic Wiring
- Chapter 6. Semantics and Syntax
- 6.1 Sentence Structures
- 6.2 Neural Nets
- Chapter 7. Lexical Concepts
- 7.1 Constructions
- 7.2 Mental Space
- Chapter 8. Figurative Language
- 8.1. Lexical Dark Matters
- 8.2 Idioms and Metaphors
- PART III. Circuits.-Chapter 9. Generating Sentences
- 9.1 Structural Complexity
- 9.2 The Role of Working Memory
- Chapter 10. Accessing Word Meanings
- 10.1 Lexical Concepts
- 10.2 Figures of Speech
- Chapter 11. Atypical Language
- 11.1 Aphasia
- 11.2 Communicative Disorders
- Chapter 12. Language Acquisition
- 12.1 The Genetic Program
- 12.2 The Multilingual Brain.-Prospects
- Index.
