1. Introduction -- 2. The Functional Specificity of Language -- 3. How the Technology Works -- 4. Sign and Meaning -- 5. The Spiral of Relativity -- 6. Production and Comprehension -- 7. The Social Autonomy of Syntax -- 8. The Universality of Diversity -- 9. Acquisition as a Collective Enterprise -- 10. The Evolution of Language and its Speakers -- 11. Conclusion: Reassembling the Puzzle
Summary
This title suggests a new perspective on the essence of human language. The book identifies a set of fundamental problems in the linguistic sciences and shows with respect to all of them how the theory provides fresh answers to the problems, resolves persistent difficulties in existing accounts, enhances the significance of empirical and theoretical achievements in the field, and identifies new directions for empirical research
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 30, 2015)
