Selfish Sounds and Linguistic Evolution: A Darwinian Approach to Language Change Tapa dura - 2004

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6x0x9. Nearly-new, but please note there's a title-page stamp stating 'damaged', this book however is in fact undamaged and in nearly-new condition complete with dust jacket: very clean, firm, square and tight with no pen-marks, imperfections, bumps or splits, etc.

Cambridge University Press, 2004. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Tables. Figures. Footnotes. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "This new perspective on language change looks at a number of developments in the history of sounds and words and explains them in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt demonstrates how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or "memes", which copy themselves from one brain to another when communication and language acquisition occur. Challenging established models of linguistic competence, Ritt's controversial approach… Leer más

Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cambridge University Press, 2004-05-27. Hardcover. New. 2.7919 23.6041 15.2284.

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Hardback. New. This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communication and language acquisition take place.

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Cambridge Univ Pr, 2004. Hardcover. New. 329 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches.

Cambridge University Press, 2004-07-05. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

ISBN: 9780521826716
Cambridge University Press l 02 February 2015
Hardback | 342 pages
This book takes an exciting perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Looking at a number of developments in the history of sounds and words, Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communication and language acquisition take place. Memes are both stable in that they transmit faithfully from brain to brain, and active in that their success at replicating depends upon their own properties. Ritt uses this controversial approach to challenge established models of linguistic competence, in which speakers acquire, use, and shape language. In Darwinian terms, language evolution is something that happens to, rather than through, speakers, and the interests of linguistic constituents matter more than those of their human 'hosts'. This book will stimulate debate… Leer más