James Hurford
James Raymond Hurford, FBA is a linguist and academic.
He is the General Editor of the book series Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language, as well as a member of the Centre for Language Evolution research group at the University of Edinburgh where he is an emeritus professor.
He also helps organize the series of International Conferences on the Evolution of Language
Hurford was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2015.- 2014 The Origins of Language: A Slim Guide
- 2011 The Origins of Grammar: Language in the Light of Evolution
- 2007 The Origins of Meaning: Language in the Light of Evolution
- 1994 Grammar: a Student's Guide
- 1987 Language and Number: the emergence of a cognitive system
- 1983 Semantics: a Coursebook
- 1975 The Linguistic Theory of Numerals
As Editor:
