An Introduction to Genetics for Language Scientists: Current Concepts, Methods, and Findings
Autor Dan Dediuen Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 mar 2015
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781107001299
ISBN-10: 1107001293
Pagini: 300
Ilustrații: 51 b/w illus. 1 map 12 tables
Dimensiuni: 150 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1107001293
Pagini: 300
Ilustrații: 51 b/w illus. 1 map 12 tables
Dimensiuni: 150 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
1. Introduction; 2. Nature, nurture, and heritability; 3. The molecular bases of genetics; 4. Effects of genes on phenotype; 5. Linkage disequilibrium and its role in finding genes; 6. What do genes actually do?; 7. The way forward: exome and genome sequencing; 8. Population and evolutionary genetics; 9. Interactions between genetic and cultural evolution; 10. Conclusions, topics not covered, future directions; Appendix. The computer code; A.1. Simulating contingency tables; A.2. Log Odds Ratio; A.3. Simulating genetic drift; Notes; References; Glossary; Index.
Recenzii
'How does our genetic make-up contribute to our language ability? This book provides language scientists with a much needed introduction to genetics, providing the necessary background to think intelligently about this question.' Morten H. Christiansen, Co-Director of the Cognitive Science Program, Cornell University, Senior Scientist, Haskins Laboratories, and External Professor, University of Southern Denmark
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Descriere
An introduction to genetics aimed at language scientists, with carefully selected concepts, methods and findings exploring language and speech.