Intersubjectivity refers to two non-verbal intersubjective relations infants experience during
their first year that are precursors to the emergence of words. Trevarthen, a pioneer in the …

Claims made by linguist Daniel Everett, that the Pirahã language, spoken by a small group
of native Amazonians, lacks features thought to be universally present in languages …

A novel account of the evolution of language and the cognitive capacities on which
language depends. In From Signal to Symbol, Ronald Planer and Kim Sterelny propose a …

This paper argues that the origins of language can be detected one million years ago, if not
earlier, in the archaeological record of Homo erectus. This controversial claim is based on a …

In this essay, we approach the question of what it means for something to be symbolic in a
different way from the usual answers rooted in philosophy, sociology or anthropology: we …

Accessible and cutting-edge, this text is a pivotal update to the field and offers a much-
needed critical perspective on world language education. Building off their classic 2002 …

Aim To describe attested expression structure and interrelations, and predicting properties of
unattested expressions To explain structural properties of languages in terms of general …

Language plays a central role in human life. However, the term 'language'as defined in the
language sciences of the 20th century and the traditions these have drawn on, have …

Urbanisation and lifestyle-related illnesses increase globally. This highlights the need to
shape modern human habitats to support basic recreational needs, promoting such things …

Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our
identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned …