Biolinguistics at the Cutting Edge: Promises, Achievements, and Challenges

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Biolinguistics at the Cutting Edge

Promises, Achievements, and Challenges

Edited by: Antonio Benítez-Burraco , Isabel Fernández López , Milagros Férnandez-Pérez and Olga Ivanova

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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Volume 153 | Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG]

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This book contains an updated discussion of the most relevant theoretical and methodological aspects, as well as the most important findings of biolinguistics. This field of linguistics is specifically concerned with the biological aspects of language. In doing so, the volume takes a timely look at the different angles of biolinguistics research, in particular considering its multidisciplinary, technical, theoretical, and applied approaches. The volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth, and state-of-the-art overview of the biolinguistics quest, bringing together the most outstanding contributions on exciting subfields such as language evolution, language acquisition, neuro- and psycholinguistics, or clinical linguistics.

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Antonio Benítez-Burraco, University of Seville, Spain; Isabel Fernández López and Milagros Fernández-Pérez, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Olga Ivanova, University of Salamanca, Spain.

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Introduction
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Antonio Benítez-Burraco and Milagros Fernández-Pérez

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Section I: The biolinguistic enterprise
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Chapter 1 A short history of biolinguistics
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José-Luis Mendívil-Giró

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Chapter 2 Biolinguistics in the context of linguistics
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Milagros Fernández-Pérez and Miguel González-Pereira

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Section II: The quest for interdisciplinarity and the challenges of technification
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Chapter 3 The naturalistic tradition of biolinguistics and the study of child phonology
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Eliseo Diez-Itza

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Chapter 4 Psycholinguistics and biolinguistics
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José Manuel Igoa

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Chapter 5 New techniques in neurolinguistics
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Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro

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Chapter 6 The biological basis of language: insights from genetic studies of developmental language disorders
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Section III: Theorizing biolinguistics
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Chapter 7 The nature of language and the structure of reality
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Elliot Murphy

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Chapter 8 Biolinguistics and human language evolution: On symbolism, language, and language evolution
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Víctor M. Longa

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Section IV: Going practical: The applicability of biolinguistics findings
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Chapter 9 Language disorders through the lens of biolinguistics
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Antonio Benítez-Burraco

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Chapter 10 Approaching language and aging from a biolinguistic perspective
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Olga Ivanova

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Chapter 11 Biolinguistics and its impact on language teaching: Achievements and prospects
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Pablo Cano López and Isabel Fernández López

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Chapter 12 Biocultural evolution and human language diversity
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Chris Sinha

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Index
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March 31, 2025

eBook ISBN:

9783111293776

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March 31, 2025

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9783111293356

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385

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111293776

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Keywords for this book

Biolinguistics; Language Evolution; Cognitive Science of Language; Language Disorders; Language Acquisition; Language and Culture

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Scholars in Linguistics, interested in the Intersections of Humanities and Biosciences

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Biolinguistics at the Cutting Edge

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About this book

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 A short history of biolinguistics

Chapter 2 Biolinguistics in the context of linguistics

Chapter 3 The naturalistic tradition of biolinguistics and the study of child phonology

Chapter 4 Psycholinguistics and biolinguistics

Chapter 5 New techniques in neurolinguistics

Chapter 6 The biological basis of language: insights from genetic studies of developmental language disorders

Chapter 7 The nature of language and the structure of reality

Chapter 8 Biolinguistics and human language evolution: On symbolism, language, and language evolution

Chapter 9 Language disorders through the lens of biolinguistics

Chapter 10 Approaching language and aging from a biolinguistic perspective

Chapter 11 Biolinguistics and its impact on language teaching: Achievements and prospects

Chapter 12 Biocultural evolution and human language diversity

Index

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