{"product_id":"biological-foundations-and-origin-of-syntax-isbn-9780262549127","title":"Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax","description":"\u003cb\u003eInterdisciplinary perspectives on the evolutionary and biological roots of syntax, describing current research on syntax in fields ranging from linguistics to neurology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSyntax is arguably the most human-specific aspect of language. Despite the proto-linguistic capacities of some animals, syntax appears to be the last major evolutionary transition in humans that has some genetic basis. Yet what are the elements to a scenario that can explain such a transition? In this book, experts from linguistics, neurology and neurobiology, cognitive psychology, ecology and evolutionary biology, and computer modeling address this question. Unlike most previous work on the evolution of language, \u003ci\u003eBiological Foundations and Origin of Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e follows through on a growing consensus among researchers that language can be profitably separated into a number of related and interacting but largely autonomous functions, each of which may have a distinguishable evolutionary history and neurological base. The contributors argue that syntax is such a function.The book describes the current state of research on syntax in different fields, with special emphasis on areas in which the findings of particular disciplines might shed light on problems faced by other disciplines. It defines areas where consensus has been established with regard to the nature, infrastructure, and evolution of the syntax of natural languages; summarizes and evaluates contrasting approaches in areas that remain controversial; and suggests lines for future research to resolve at least some of these disputed issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Baronchelli, Derek Bickerton, Dorothy V. M. Bishop, Denis Bouchard, Robert Boyd, Jens Brauer, Ted Briscoe, David Caplan, Nick Chater, Morten H. Christiansen, Terrence W.Deacon, Francesco d'Errico, Anna Fedor, Julia Fischer, Angela D. Friederici, Tom Givón, Thomas Griffiths, Balázs Gulyás, Peter Hagoort, Austin Hilliard, James R. Hurford, Péter Ittzés, Gerhard Jäger, Herbert Jäger, Edith Kaan, Simon Kirby, Natalia L. Komarova, Tatjana Nazir, Frederick Newmeyer, Kazuo Okanoya, Csaba Plèh, Peter J. Richerson, Luigi Rizzi, Wolf Singer, Mark Steedman, Luc Steels, Szabolcs Számadó, Eörs Szathmáry, Maggie Tallerman, Jochen Triesch, Stephanie Ann WhiteThe Ernst Strungmann Forum vii\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003cbr\u003ePreface xiii\u003cbr\u003eBackground\u003cbr\u003e1 Syntax for Non-syntacticians: A Brief Primer 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerek Bickerton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Biological Background of Syntax Evolution 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Fedor, Peter Ittzes, and Eors Szathmary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Functional Neuroimaging and the Logic of Brain Operations: Methodologies, Caveats, and Fundamental Examples from Language Research 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalazs Gulyas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSyntactics\u003cbr\u003e4 Some Elements of Syntactic Computations 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuigi Rizzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 The Adaptive Approach to Grammar 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. Givon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Fundamental Syntactic Phenomena and Their Putative Relation to the Brain 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdith Kaan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 What Kinds of Syntactic Phenomena Must Biologists, Neurobiologists, and Computer Scientists Try to Explain and Replicate? 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaggie Tallerman, Frederick Newmeyer, Derek Bickerton, Denis Bouchard, Edith Kaan, and Luigi Rizzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvolution \u003cbr\u003e8 Possible Precursors of Syntactic Components in Other Species 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustin T. Hilliard and Stephanie A. White\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e9 What Can Developmental Language Impairment Tell Us about the Genetic Bases of Syntax? 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothy V.M. Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 What Are the Possible Biological and Genetic Foundations for Syntactic Phenomena? 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSzabolcs Szamado, James R. Hurford, Dorothy V.M. Bishop, Terrence W. Deacon, Francesco d'Errico, Julia Fischer, Kazuo Okanoya, Eors Szathmary, and Stephanie A. White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrain\u003cbr\u003e11 Brain Circuits of Syntax 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela D. Friederici\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 Neural Organization for Syntactic Processing as Determined by Effects of Lesions: Logic, Data, and Difficult Questions 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Caplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 Reflections on the Neurobiology of Syntax 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Hagoort\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14 What Are the Brain Mechanisms Underlying Syntactic Operations? 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Fedor, Csaba Pleh, Jens Brauer, David Caplan, Angela D. Friederici, Balazas Gulyas, Peter Hagoort, Tatjana Nazir, and Wolf Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModeling\u003cbr\u003e15 Syntax as an Adaptation to the Learner 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Kirby, Morten H. Christiansen, and Nick Chater \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16 Cognition and Social Dynamics Play a Major Role in the Formation of Grammar 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuc Steels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17 What Can Formal or Computational Models Tell Us about How (Much) Language Shaped the Brain? 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Briscoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18 What Can Mathematical, Computational, and Robotic Models Tell Us about the Origins of Syntax? 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerbert Jaeger, Luc Steels, Andrea Baronchelli, Ted Briscoe, Morten H. Christiansen, Thomas Griffiths, Gerhard Jager, Simon Kirby, Natalia L. Komarova, Peter J. Richerson, and Jochen Triesch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary 411\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 417\u003cbr\u003eSubject Index 465Derek Bickerton is Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRoots of Language, Language and Species,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Human Behavior.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301313007845,"sku":"NP9780262549127","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262549127.jpg?v=1767722632","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/biological-foundations-and-origin-of-syntax-isbn-9780262549127","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}