Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain / edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Martin Everaert ; foreword by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bolhuis, Johan J., editor.

Everaert, Martin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Vocalization.

Birds.

Birdsongs.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Human evolution.

Language acquisition.

Neurolinguistics.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 542 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

I Introduction 1

1 The Design Principles of Natural Language / Martin Everaert Everaert, Martin, Riny Huybregts Huybregts, Riny 3

2 Evolution, Memory, and the Nature of Syntactic Representation / Gary F. Marcus Marcus, Gary F. 27

3 Convergence and Deep Homology in the Evolution of Spoken Language / W. Tecumseh Fitch Fitch, W. Tecumseh, Daniel Mietchen Mietchen, Daniel 45

4 Evolution of Brain Pathways for Vocal Learning in Birds and Humans / Erich D. Jarvis Jarvis, Erich D. 63

II Acquisition of Birdsong and Speech 109

5 Behavioral Similarities between Birdsong and Spoken Language / Sanne Moorman Moorman, Sanne, Johan J. Bolhuis Bolhuis, Johan J. 111

6 Parametric Variation: Language and Birdsong / Neil Smith Smith, Neil, Ann Law Law, Ann 125

7 Vocal Culture in Songbirds: An Experimental Approach to Cultural Evolution / Olga Fehér Fehér, Olga, Ofer Tchernichovski Tchernichovski, Ofer 143

8 Acquisition of Linguistic Categories: Cross-Domain Convergences / Frank Wijnen Wijnen, Frank 157

III Phonology and Syntax 179

9 Structure in Human Phonology and in Birdsong: A Phonologist's Perspective / Moira Yip Yip, Moira 181

10 Recursivity of Language: What Can Birds Tell Us about It? / Eric Reuland Reuland, Eric 209

11 Finite-State Song Syntax in Bengalese Finches: Sensorimotor Evidence, Developmental Processes, and Formal Procedures for Syntax Extraction / Kazuo Okanoya Okanoya, Kazuo 229

12 Analyzing the Structure of Bird Vocalizations and Language: Finding Common Ground / Carel ten Cate Cate, Carel ten, Robert Lachlan Lachlan, Robert, Willem Zuidema Zuidema, Willem 243

13 Phonological Awareness in Grey Parrots: Creation of New Labels from Existing Vocalizations / Irene M. Pepperberg Pepperberg, Irene M. 261

IV Neurobiology of Song and Speech 275

14 The Neural Basis of Links and Dissociations between Speech Perception and Production / Sophie K. Scott Scott, Sophie K., Carolyn McGettigan McGettigan, Carolyn, Frank Eisner Eisner, Frank 277

15 Neural Mechanisms of Auditory Learning and Memory in Songbirds and Mammals / Sharon M. H. Gobes Gobes, Sharon M. H., Jonathan B. Fritz Fritz, Jonathan B., Johan J. Bolhuis Bolhuis, Johan J. 295

16 Age Effects in Language Acquisition and Attrition / Christophe Pallier Pallier, Christophe 317

17 A "Birdsong Perspective" on Human Speech Production / Hermann Ackermann Ackermann, Hermann, Wolfram Ziegler Ziegler, Wolfram 331

18 Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Generation of Birdsong: A Modular Sequential Behavior / Michale S. Fee Fee, Michale S., Michael A. Long Long, Michael A. 353

19 Auditory-Vocal Mirror Neurons for Learned Vocal Communication / Jonathan F. Prather Prather, Jonathan F., Richard Mooney Mooney, Richard 379

20 Peripheral Mechanisms of Vocalization in Birds: A Comparison with Human Speech / Gabriël J. L. Beckers Beckers, Gabriël J. L. 399

V Genes, Song, Speech, and Language 423

21 Building Bridges between Genes, Brains, and Language / Simon E. Fisher Fisher, Simon E. 425

22 A Bird's-Eye View of FoxP2 / Constance Scharff Scharff, Constance, Christopher K. Thompson Thompson, Christopher K. 455

23 Genetic Basis of Language: Insights from Developmental Dyslexia / Franck Ramus Ramus, Franck 471

VI Evolution of Song, Speech, and Language 487

24 Musical Protolanguage: Darwin's Theory of Language Evolution Revisited / W. Tecumseh Fitch Fitch, W. Tecumseh 489

25 Birdsong as a Model for Studying Factors and Mechanisms Affecting Signal Evolution / Kazuo Okanoya Okanoya, Kazuo 505

26 Evolution of Vocal Communication: An Avian Model / Irene M. Pepperberg Pepperberg, Irene M. 519.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Birdsong, speech, and language.

ISBN:

9780262313827

0262313820

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