Synopses & Reviews
Languages in contact are characterized by constant and rapid change; thus, they provide a testing ground for hypotheses about processes of linguistic change. In this study, Silva-Corvalan looks at an inter-generational sample of Spanish-English bilinguals in Los Angeles County. Bringing
together analytical techniques employed in sociolinguistics, functional syntax, and discourse analysis, she uncovers the linguistic, cognitive, and social processes underlying language maintenance, as well as changes characteristic of language shift and loss.
Synopsis
These pioneering essays provide an overview of psychological aesthetics and Kunstwissenschaft.
Table of Contents
Prologue
1. The Nature of Evolution
2. Adaptive Evolution
3. Neutral Evolution
4. Evolution as Changes in the Genetic Composition of Populations
5. The Origin and Maintenance of Genetic Variation
6. The Expression of Variation
7. The Evolution of Sex
8. The Evolution of Life Histories and Sex Ratios
9. Sexual Selection
10. Multilevel Selection and Genomic Conflict
11. Speciation
12. Systematics
13. The History of Life I: The Evolutionary Theatre
14. The History of Life II: Key Events in Evolution
15. Molecular Insights into History
16. Comparative Methods
17. Conclusion
Glossary