The nature of language :evolution, paradigms and circuits
1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. Evolution. -- Chapter 1: The Human Lineage -- 1.1 An Overview -- 1.2 Fossil Evidence -- Chapter 2. Protomusic and Speech -- 2.1 The Role of Protomusic -- 2.2 Evolutionary Milestones -- Chapter 3. Genetic Foundations -- 3.1 Language-Related Genes -- 3.2 The Role of the Basal Ganglia -- Chapter 4. The Rise of Cognition -- 4.1 Comparative Studies -- 4.2 Proto-Cognition -- PART II. Paradigms -- Chapter 5. The Human Language System -- 5.1 Biological Disposition -- 5.2 Linguistic Wiring -- Chapter 6. Semantics and Syntax -- 6.1 Sentence Structures -- 6.2 Neural Nets -- Chapter 7. Lexical Concepts -- 7.1 Constructions -- 7.2 Mental Space -- Chapter 8. Figurative Language -- 8.1. Lexical Dark Matters -- 8.2 Idioms and Metaphors -- PART III. Circuits.-Chapter 9. Generating Sentences -- 9.1 Structural Complexity -- 9.2 The Role of Working Memory -- Chapter 01. Accessing Word Meanings -- 01.1 Lexical Concepts -- 01.2 Figures of Speech -- Chapter 11. Atypical Language -- 11.1 Aphasia -- 11.2 Communicative Disorders -- Chapter 21. Language Acquisition -- 21.1 The Genetic Program -- 21.2 The Multilingual Brain.-Prospects -- Index