Language universals / [electronic resource] edited by Morten H. Christiansen, Chris Collins, and Shimon Edelman. Christiansen, Morten H., 1963- Collins, Christopher T. Edelman, Shimon. Universals (Linguistics) P204 410.18 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Examining language universals from a cross-disciplinary perspective, this book provides insights into questions such as: What exactly defines the human capacity for language? Are there universal properties of human languages and, if so, what are they? Can all language universals be explained in the same way? Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 294 p., [1] p. of plates) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195305432.001.0001 eng