The prehistory of language
The prehistory of language [electronic resource] /
edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- xviii, 348 p. : ill.
- Studies in the evolution of language ; 11 Oxford linguistics .
- Studies in the evolution of language ; 11. Oxford linguistics. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-334) and index.
Rewards and challenges of multi-perspectival work on the evolution of language and speech / Why only humans have language / Is sociality a crucial prerequisite for the emergence of language? / Holistic communication and the co-evolution of language and music : resurrecting an old idea / Music as a communicative medium / Cultural niche construction : evolution's cradle of language / Playing with meaning : normative function and structure in play / The ontogeny and phylogeny of non-verbal deixis / The directed scratch : evidence for a referential gesture in chimpanzees? / The origins of the lexicon : how a word-store evolved / Language : symbolization and beyond / Grammaticalization from a biolinguistic perspective / Recursion, phonological storage capacity, and the evolution of modern speech / Why women speak better than men (and its significance for evolution) / Mosaic neurobiology and anatomical plausibility / Rudolf Botha -- Robin Dunbar -- Luc Steels -- Steven Mithen -- Ian Cross and Ghofur Eliot Woodruff -- John Odling-Smee and Kevin N. Laland -- Sonia Ragir and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh -- David A. Leavens, Timothy P. Racine, and William D. Hopkins -- Simone Pika and John C. Mitani -- Maggie Tallerman -- Eric Reuland -- Elly van Gelderen -- Frederick L. Coolidge and Thomas Wynn -- Bart de Boer -- Wendy K. Wilkins. Introduction:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
GBA8B3925 bnb
Uk
Historical linguistics.
Language and languages--Origin.
Anthropological linguistics.
Taalgenese.
Electronic books.
P140 / .P74 2009
417/.7
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-334) and index.
Rewards and challenges of multi-perspectival work on the evolution of language and speech / Why only humans have language / Is sociality a crucial prerequisite for the emergence of language? / Holistic communication and the co-evolution of language and music : resurrecting an old idea / Music as a communicative medium / Cultural niche construction : evolution's cradle of language / Playing with meaning : normative function and structure in play / The ontogeny and phylogeny of non-verbal deixis / The directed scratch : evidence for a referential gesture in chimpanzees? / The origins of the lexicon : how a word-store evolved / Language : symbolization and beyond / Grammaticalization from a biolinguistic perspective / Recursion, phonological storage capacity, and the evolution of modern speech / Why women speak better than men (and its significance for evolution) / Mosaic neurobiology and anatomical plausibility / Rudolf Botha -- Robin Dunbar -- Luc Steels -- Steven Mithen -- Ian Cross and Ghofur Eliot Woodruff -- John Odling-Smee and Kevin N. Laland -- Sonia Ragir and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh -- David A. Leavens, Timothy P. Racine, and William D. Hopkins -- Simone Pika and John C. Mitani -- Maggie Tallerman -- Eric Reuland -- Elly van Gelderen -- Frederick L. Coolidge and Thomas Wynn -- Bart de Boer -- Wendy K. Wilkins. Introduction:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
GBA8B3925 bnb
Uk
Historical linguistics.
Language and languages--Origin.
Anthropological linguistics.
Taalgenese.
Electronic books.
P140 / .P74 2009
417/.7