Language in Deep Human History: An Evolutionary Story

Understanding the evolution of language within the context of deep human history requires interdisciplinary work between linguists and scientists from a wide range of academic disciplines (e. g. archaeology, molecular biology, anthropology, genetics, biochemistry, etc.). The book aims to calibrate work on human evolution with current linguistic theory in an attempt to trace out a scientific story of how human language emerged and developed that has plausibility while remaining open to change through new linguistic and non-linguistic research.

Author: Richard J. Watts
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Published: 02/19/2024
Pages: 359
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9783111238272

About the Author

Richard J. Watts, Emeritus Professor in Modern English Linguistics, University of Bern, Switzerland.