Human Evolution, Language and Mind: A Psychological and Archaeological Inquiry - Couverture souple

Noble, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521576350 ISBN 13 : 9780521576352

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Noble William Davidson Iain

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The question of how modern human behaviour emerged from pre-human hominid behaviour is central to discussions of human evolution. This important book argues that the capacity to use signs in a symbolic way, identified by the authors as language, is the basis for behaviour that can be described as human. The book is the product of a unique collaboration between the key disciplines in the debate about human evolution and mentality - psychology and archaeology. It investigates the significance and nature of the emergence of linguistic behaviour. The text critically examines the archaeological record of hominid evolution and argues that linguistic behaviour emerged no earlier than 100,000 years ago. The book's interdisciplinary approach allows critical attention to be given to an impressively broad range of relevant literature. For the first time, all the known pieces of this evolutionary puzzle are examined in detail.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521576350
• ISBN 13: 9780521576352
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288