The prehistory of language / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight.
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Superior document: | Studies in the evolution of language ; 11 |
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in the evolution of language ;
11. Oxford linguistics. |
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Physical Description: | xviii, 348 p. :; ill. |
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Other title: | 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 / |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-334) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199545872 (cased) 0199545871 (cased) 019954588X (pbk.) 9780199545889 (pbk.) |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight. |