Books

Language evolution

by Kirby, Simon, Christiansen, Morten H.

fromStudies in the evolution of language

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A collection of writings by leading scholars in the field of language evolution, giving readable accounts of their theories on the origins of language and reflecting on the most current issues and debates.

Action to language via the mirror neuron system

by Arbib, Michael A.

0 Type: Book

In this book, experts from child development, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, primatology and robotics discuss the role of the mirror neuron system for the recognition of hand actions and the evolutionary basis for the brain mechanisms that support language.