Introducing Evolutionary Pragmatics: How Language Emerges from Use (Routledge Studies in Linguistics)
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- Synopsis
- This collection highlights a range of perspectives on the emerging body of research on evolutionary pragmatics, expanding the borders of language evolution research and indicating exciting new directions for the future of the field.The volume adopts a broad view of pragmatics, providing a counterpoint to classical models of language evolution by exploring the ways in which the origins of language can be traced through the emergence of language structures from use in context. The book synthesizes different lines of inquiry, ranging from evolutionary linguistics to cognitive linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive pragmatics, among other fields, which foreground the impact of the environment on language and of language, through speaker use, on context. The volume is organized around three sections, each taking in turn a different dimension of evolutionary pragmatics research; the origins of language as seen in animal communication; a closer look at the use of language in interaction for the formation of communication channel and linguistic meaning; the role of cooperation and competition dynamics for the emergence of language structure.This book will be of particular interest to scholars in evolutionary linguistics, language origins, cognitive pragmatics, cognitive archaeology, and cognitive semiotics, as well as related areas in philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.
- Copyright:
- 2025
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040153314
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781032482460, 9781003390084, 9781040153291
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 11/19/24
- Copyrighted By:
- selection and editorial matter, Ines Adornetti and Francesco Ferretti
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Ines Adornetti
- Edited by:
- Francesco Ferretti