Jenkins has succeeded in putting together a terrific volume. Some of the most creative minds in the fields tackle questions of utmost importance in biolinguistics. The clarity with which these essays are written and the insights expressed in them are sure to provide solid foundations for research in linguistics and related fields for years to come. A truly outstanding collection! Cedric Boeckx, Harvard University, USA Contents Variation in Typology, Acquisition and Change: Antisymmetry and Japanese, R. Kayne Toward a Theory of Language Growth, C. YangPhase Transitions in Language Evolution, P. Niyogi Variation in Genetics and Domain Specificity:Genetic Differences and Language Affinities, I. DupanloupBeyond Narrow Syntax, S. AvrutinEvidence for and Implications of a Domain-Specific Grammatical Deficit,H.K.J. van der LelyNeurological Variation and Language Emergence: The Representation of Grammatical Knowledge in the Brain, A. Caramazza, K.ShapiroVariation in Broca's Region: Preliminary Cross-Methodological Comparisons,Y. GrodzinskyLanguage Emergence in a Language-Ready Brain: Acquisition, J. KeglVariation in Development Genetics and Language Disorders: Lenneberg's Dream: Learning, Normal Language Development and SpecificLanguage Impairment, K. WexlerExploring the Phenotype of Specific Language Impairment: a Look atGrammatical Variability, L. LeonardThe Investigation of Genetic Dysphasia, M. GopnikUnification of Linguistics into the Natural Sciences: Unification in Biolinguistics, L. Jenkins The Immune Syntax: The Evolution of the Language Virus, M.Piattelli-Palmarini, J. UriagerekaLanguage and Mind: Current Thoughts on Ancient Problems, N. ChomskyFor more information: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/702372/description#description