This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communication and language acquisition take place.
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'... addresses what may be legitimately regarded as one of the most fundamental questions a linguist can ask: why does language take the form it does? Ritt's answer is refreshingly novel, stimulating as well as astounding ...' Thomas Berg, University of Hamburg
'... refreshingly novel, stimulating as well as astounding ...' Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft
Nikolaus Ritt is Professor and Head of the English Department at Vienna University.
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