Chapter 3. Evolution, Language, and the Construction of Culture

  1. Prof. Dr. Franz M. Wuketits1,
  2. Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler2
  1. Harald Haarmann

Published Online: 7 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9783527619702.ch3

Book Title

Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1

Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1

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How to Cite

Haarmann, H. (2008) Evolution, Language, and the Construction of Culture, in Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1 (eds F. M. Wuketits and C. Antweiler), WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KCaA, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/9783527619702.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV, Ethnologie, 54286 Trier, Germany

  2. 2

    Institut fur Wissenschaftstheorie, Universitat Wien, Sensengasse 8, 1090 Wien, Austria

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 OCT 2008
  2. Published Print: 17 DEC 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527308392

Online ISBN: 9783527619702

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Keywords:

  • evolutionary theory;
  • evolutionary reminiscence;
  • environmental conditions;
  • study of Pidgin;
  • historical linguistics

Summary

The prelims comprise:

  • Introduction

  • Identification through Language and its Impact on Culture Processes

  • Variation and Variability: The Organizational Principle Par Excellence in Processes of Evolution

  • Variation 1: Language and the Evolution of Communicational Skills

  • Variation 2: Language and the Evolution of Linguistic Structures

  • Variation 3: Language and the Evolution of Functional Variety

  • Variation 4: Languages and their Genetic Affiliations

  • Variation 5: Language Evolution and Linguistic Diversity

  • Variation 6: Globalization and the Future of Language Evolution

  • References

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