Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language |
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| Author:
| Dunbar, Robin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-36336-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Dunbar suggests that humans developed language to serve the purpose that grooming served, but far more efficiently. From the nit-picking of chimpanzees to our chats at coffee break, from neuroscience to paleoanthropology, this book offers a provocative view of what makes us human.
Dunbar suggests that humans developed language to serve the purpose that grooming served, but far more efficiently. From the nit-picking of chimpanzees to our chats at coffee break, from neuroscience to paleoanthropology, this book offers a provocative view of what makes us human.