RSSBook: Origins of Language
Apr 12
Title: Origins of Language
Subtitle: A Slim Guide
Publication Year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198701668.do
Author: James R. Hurford
Hardback: ISBN: 9780198701668 Pages: 192 Price: U.K. £ 40.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780198701880 Pages: 192 Price: U.K. £ 14.99
Abstract:
Jim Hurford looks at the very varied aspects of this evolution, covering human
prehistory; the relation between instinct and learning; biology and culture;
trust, altruism, and cooperation; animal thought; human and non-human vocal
anatomy; the meanings and forms of the first words; and the growth of complex
systems of grammar and pronunciation. Written by an internationally recognized
expert in the field, it draws on a number of disciplines besides linguistics,
including philosophy, neuroscience, genetics, and animal behaviour, and will
appeal to a wide range of readers interested in language origins and
evolution.
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