The Evolution of human language biolinguistic perspectives - Larson, Richard K.; Deprez, Viviane M.; Yamakido, Hiroko (Cambridge, [England] Cambridge University Press, 2010)
Introduction -- The faculty of language what is it, who has it, and how did it evolve? Marc D. hauser, Noam Chomsky and W. Tecumseh Fitch -- Language architecture. Some simple evo devo theses how true might they be for language? Noam Chomsky Your theory of language evolution depends on your theory of language Ray Jackendoff Three meaning of "recursion" key distinctions for biolinguistics W. Tecumseh Fitch On obfuscation, obscurantism, and opacity evolving conceptions of the faculty of language Marc D. Hauser -- Language and interface systems. Prospection as a cognitive precursor to symbolic communication Peter Gardenfors and Mathias Osvath Did language evolve before speech? Michael C. Corballis A pragmatic perspective on the evolution of language Dan Sperber and Gloria Origgi -- Biological and neurological foundations. Plasticity and canalization in the evolution of linguistic communication an evolutionary developmental approach Daniel Dor and Eva Jablonka What is language, that it may have evolved, and what is evolution, that it may apply to language Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini The creative capacity of language, in what manner is it unique, and who had it? Philip Lieberman Genetics and the evolution of language what genetic studies reveal about the evolution of language Karin Stromswold -- Anthropological context. A putative role for language in the origin of human consciousness Ian Tattersall On two incompatible theories of language evolution Derek Bickerton On the evolution of language implications of a new and general theory of human origins, properties, and history Paul M. Bingham.
Keywords: Language and languages -- Origin; Linguistic change; Biolinguistics; Neurolinguistics; Anthropological linguistics