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Biological foundations of linguistic communication : towards a biocybernetics of language / by Thomas T. Ballmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ballmer, Thomas T.
- Series:
- Pragmatics & beyond ; 3:7.
- Pragmatics & beyond, 0166-6258 ; 3:7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biolinguistics.
- Language and languages--Physiological aspects.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (171 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1982.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the second of two volumes - the first volume being Waltraud Brennenstuhl's Control and Ability (P&B III:4) - treating biocybernetical questions of language. This book starts out from an investigation of the (neuro-)biological relevancy of natural language from the point of view of grammar and the lexicon. Furthermore, the basic mechanisms of the self-organization of organisms in their environments are discussed, in so far as they lead to linguistic control and abilities.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Language and biological structure
- pt. 2. The evolution of cognition and communication.
- Notes:
- "Intended as a second volume to Waltraud Brennenstuhl's Control and ability : towards a biocybernetics of language"--P. vii.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [139]-149.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-35956-1
- 9786613359568
- 90-272-8058-4
- OCLC:
- 654971645
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