Language, evolution, and the brain / James W. Minett, William S -Y Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minett, James W., author.

Wang, William S.-Y., 1933- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Congresses.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2009]

Summary:

This volume consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan by bringing together distinguished researchers with backgrounds in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, physics, etc.

Contents:

Intro

1. The Evolution of Language: Hints from Creoles and Pidgins

2. Sounds Like Teen Spirit: Computational Insights into the Grounding of Everyday Musical Terms

3. Grammaticalization and Cognitive Constraints on Grammar

4. Evolution of the Global Organization of the Lexicon

5. Evolution of Basic Color Terms

6. Complex Systems Approach to the Emergence of Language

7. Modeling Language Competition across Communities

8. Brain Evolution Relevant to Language

9. Mirror Neurons: Extraordinary or Ordinary?

10. The Role of Uncertainty in Communication: Analysis of Atypical Grammatical Usage and Simulating Game Players

11. Lateralized Whorf: Language Influences Perceptual Decision in the Right Visual Field

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

962-937-480-3