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9780521786966: The Evolutionary Emergence of Language: Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form
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ISBN 10: 0521786967 ISBN 13: 9780521786966
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Sinopsis

Language has no counterpart in the animal world. Unique to Homo sapiens, it appears inseparable from human nature. But how, when and why did it emerge? The contributors to this volume - linguists, anthropologists, cognitive scientists, and others - adopt a modern Darwinian perspective which offers a bold synthesis of the human and natural sciences. As a feature of human social intelligence, language evolution is driven by biologically anomalous levels of social cooperation. Phonetic competence correspondingly reflects social pressures for vocal imitation, learning, and other forms of social transmission. Distinctively human social and cultural strategies gave rise to the complex syntactical structure of speech. This book, presenting language as a remarkable social adaptation, testifies to the growing influence of evolutionary thinking in contemporary linguistics. It will be welcomed by all those interested in human evolution, evolutionary psychology, linguistic anthropology, and general linguistics.

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' ... a useful introduction to the social conditions of language evolution.' McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

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Editorial
Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0521786967
ISBN 13 
9780521786966
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
440
Editor
Knight Chris
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Avery
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