The Adaptive Value of Languages: Non-Linguistic Causes of Language Diversity
The goal of this eBook is to shed light on the non-linguistic causes of language diversity, and in particular, to explore the possibility that some aspects of the structure of languages may result from an adaptation to the natural and/or human-made environment. Traditionally, language diversity has...
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| description | The goal of this eBook is to shed light on the non-linguistic causes of language diversity, and in particular, to explore the possibility that some aspects of the structure of languages may result from an adaptation to the natural and/or human-made environment. Traditionally, language diversity has been claimed to result from random, internally-motivated changes in language structure. However, ongoing research suggests instead that different factors that are external to language can promote language change and ultimately account for aspects of language diversity, specifically features of the social and physical environments. The contributions in this eBook discuss whether some aspects of languages are an adaptation to ecological, social, or even technological niches. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-401172024-03-29T07:59:50Z The Adaptive Value of Languages: Non-Linguistic Causes of Language Diversity Steven Moran Antonio Benítez-Burraco BF1-990 Q1-390 Language change environment Sociocultural factors cognition language development Linguistic diversity adaptation linguistic relativism language complexity recursion bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology The goal of this eBook is to shed light on the non-linguistic causes of language diversity, and in particular, to explore the possibility that some aspects of the structure of languages may result from an adaptation to the natural and/or human-made environment. Traditionally, language diversity has been claimed to result from random, internally-motivated changes in language structure. However, ongoing research suggests instead that different factors that are external to language can promote language change and ultimately account for aspects of language diversity, specifically features of the social and physical environments. The contributions in this eBook discuss whether some aspects of languages are an adaptation to ecological, social, or even technological niches. 2021-02-11T07:42:16Z 2021-02-11T07:42:16Z 2019-01-23 14:53:43 2018 book 32029 16648714 9782889456314 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/40117 eng Frontiers Research Topics image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/5478/the-adaptive-value-of-languages-non-linguistic-causes-of-language-diversity Frontiers Media SA 10.3389/978-2-88945-631-4 10.3389/978-2-88945-631-4 bf5ce210-e72e-4860-ba9b-c305640ff3ae 9782889456314 179 open access |
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