Language Evolution

  • Language Evolution
    Language Evolution
    By Morten H. Christiansen, Simon Kirby

    How did it evolve? Why are we unique in possessing it? This book, for the first time, brings together the leading thinkers who are trying to unlock the puzzle of language evolution.

  • Language Evolution: Contact, Competition and Change
    Language Evolution: Contact, Competition and Change
    By Salikoko S. Mufwene

    This book examines the processes by which languages change, from the macroecological perspective of competition and natural selection.

  • Language Evolution: The Windows Approach
    Language Evolution: The Windows Approach
    By Rudolf Botha

    Rudolf Botha addresses this intriguing question in his fascinating new book. Inferences can be drawn about language evolution from a range of other phenomena, serving as windows into this prehistoric process.

  • Language Evolution: The Windows Approach
    Language Evolution: The Windows Approach
    By Rudolf Botha

    Addresses the question: how can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it?

  • Language Evolution: The Windows Approach
    By Rudolf P. Botha

    Rudolf Botha addresses this intriguing question in his fascinating new book. Inferences can be drawn about language evolution from a range of other phenomena, serving as windows into this prehistoric process.