The handbook of language emergence / edited by Brian MacWhinney and William O'Grady. [electronic resource] MacWhinney, Brian, editor. O'Grady, William, editor. Language and languages Origin. Linguistics. P116 400 23 Includes index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. "This book explores the latest integrated theory for understanding human language. The authors focus on the ways in which the learning, processing, and structure of language emerge from a competing set of cognitive, communicative, and biological constraints. In addition, the book examine forces on widely divergent time scales, from instantaneous neurolinguistic processing to historical changes and language evolution. Key theoretical, empirical, and methodological issues are also addressed"-- Provided by publisher. 2015 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118346136 eng Blackwell handbooks in linguistics Blackwell handbooks in linguistics. Handbook of language emergence. Handbook of language emergence.