9781857285413: Language And Human Behaviour
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ISBN 10 : 1857285417 ISBN 13 : 9781857285413
Editeur : Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

The origins of language and its relationship with human behaviour is one of the great questions of linguistics and psychology. In this text, the author attempts to turn current wisdom on its head. His claim is that rather than humans developing a cognitive capability that allowed the invention of language, in fact language itself was the means by which the species experienced devlopment and was empowered to evolve cognition.; With this approach to the evolution of language, the author attempts to explain some of the major questions of language and thought, consciousness and cognition. This should be a useful book for all with an interest in the origins of human language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The origins of language and its relationship with human behaviour is one of the great questions of linguistics and psychology. In this text, the author attempts to turn current wisdom on its head. His claim is that rather than humans developing a cognitive capability that allowed the invention of language, in fact language itself was the means by which the species experienced devlopment and was empowered to evolve cognition.; With this approach to the evolution of language, the author attempts to explain some of the major questions of language and thought, consciousness and cognition. This should be a useful book for all with an interest in the origins of human language.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1857285417
ISBN 13 
9781857285413
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
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Personne responsable
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