The Genesis of Grammar
| Author | : Bernd Heine |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 437 |
| Release | : 2007-10-04 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199227761 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199227764 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Genesis of Grammar by : Bernd Heine
Download or read book The Genesis of Grammar written by Bernd Heine and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reconstructs what the earliest grammars might have been and shows how they could have led to the languages of modern humankind. It considers whether these languages derive from a single ancestral language; what the structure of language was when it first evolved; and how the properties associated with modern human languages first arose.
