The Evolutionary Emergence of Language: Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form - Couverture souple

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

Synopsis

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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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

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

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521786967
ISBN 13 
9780521786966
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
440
Éditeur
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9780521781572: The Evolutionary Emergence of Language: Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form

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ISBN 10 :  0521781574 ISBN 13 :  9780521781572
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000
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