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Biological foundations of language

Author: Eric H Lenneberg
Publisher: New York : Wiley, [1967]
Edition/Format:   Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The study of language is pertinent to many fields of inquiry. It is relevant to psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and medicine. It encroaches upon the humanities, as well as upon the social and natural sciences. We may pursue investigations that concentrate on what man has done with or to specific languages; or we may regard language as a natural phenomenon- an aspect of his biological nature, to be studied in  Read more...
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Genre/Form: LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
LINGUISTICS
SPEECH
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Lenneberg, Eric H.
Biological foundations of language.
New York, Wiley [1967]
(OCoLC)582875601
Online version:
Lenneberg, Eric H.
Biological foundations of language.
New York, Wiley [1967]
(OCoLC)607900289
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Eric H Lenneberg
ISBN: 0471526266 9780471526261
OCLC Number: 557223
Description: xvi, 489 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents: The conceptual framework --
Morphological correlates --
Some physiological correlates --
Language in the context of growth and maturation --
Neurological aspects of speech and language --
Language in the light of evolution and genetics --
Primitive stages in language development --
Language and cognition --
Toward a biological theory of language development (general summary).
Responsibility: Eric H. Lenneberg ; With appendices by Noam Chomsky and Otto Marx.

Abstract:

"The study of language is pertinent to many fields of inquiry. It is relevant to psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and medicine. It encroaches upon the humanities, as well as upon the social and natural sciences. We may pursue investigations that concentrate on what man has done with or to specific languages; or we may regard language as a natural phenomenon- an aspect of his biological nature, to be studied in the same manner as, for instance, his anatomy. Which of these approaches is to be chosen is entirely a matter of personal curiosity. This book is concerned with the biological aspects of language."--Preface.

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