Evolution of Syntax

B. Clark; R. Jackendoff

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Evolution of Syntax

B. Clark^*, R. Jackendoff

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Abstract

Linguists have become much more interested in language evolution in general, and in the evolution of syntax in particular, in recent years. This essay begins by considering some general questions about the nature and evolution of language before considering questions about the evolution of syntax, and some of the kinds of answers that have been proposed. The two sets of questions are closely linked in ways that echo the connections between studies of language in general and studies of syntax in general.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	353-360
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9780080448541
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/04749-0
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Combinatoriality
Evolution
Language
Parallel architecture
Protolanguage
Recursion
Syntax

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