Gesture and the Nature of Language - Couverture souple

Armstrong, David F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521467721 ISBN 13 : 9780521467728

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Armstrong David F Stokoe William C Wilcox Sherman

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, and in particular the origins of syntax. The authors argue that manual and vocal communication developed in parallel, and that the basic elements of syntax are intrinsic to gesture. They draw on evidence from areas such as primatology, anthropology, and linguistics, to present a groundbreaking account of the notion that language emerged through visible bodily action. They go on to examine the implications of their findings for linguistic theory and theories of the biological evolution of the capacity for language. Written in a clear and accessible style, Gesture and the Nature of Language will be indispensable reading for all those interested in the origins of language.

Revue de presse :

'The authors display a broad and deep scholarship, often provocative and stimulating, but never tendentious, and happily free of the polemic tone that mars much linguistic argument.' Michael Studdert-Kennedy

'This book links studies of sign language and gesture with recent ideas about human evolution in a highly interesting way. It presents the important idea of 'semantic phonology' and suggests how syntax may have arisen from the inherent structure of practical actions.' Adam Kendon

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521467721
• ISBN 13: 9780521467728
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270