LANGUAGE, EVOLUTION, AND THE BRAIN (Paperback)

This volume consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan, bringing together distinguished researchers with background in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, physics, etc. Major topics discussed here include: creoles and pidgins, and their implications regarding language evolution; quantitative analysis and modeling of various aspects of language evolution, including the evolution of lexical items and color terms, the emergence of linguistics categories, and the dynamics of language competition; the evolution of the human brain, and how that relates to language evolution; the evolution and the role of mirror neurons in both humans and non-humans; and, evidence that the influence of language on color perception (an example of the Whorf Effect) is stronger for the right visual field than the left. This volume provides a multi-faceted discussion of how language evolves and shapes the brain that may entice university students and researchers to delve into this field with more background and curiosity.

General

Imprint:	City University of Hong Kong Press
Country of origin:	Hong Kong
Release date:	July 2009
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	307
ISBN-13:	978-962-9371-65-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > General
LSN:	962-9371-65-0
Barcode:	9789629371654

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