Human Language and Our Reptilian Brain The Subcortical Bases of Speech, Syntax, and Thought |
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| Author:
| Lieberman, Philip |
| Series title: | Perspectives in Cognitive Neuroscience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-00793-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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A prominent neuroscientist argues that human language--though more sophisticated than all other forms of animal communication--is not a qualitatively different ability from all forms of animal communication, it does not require a quantum evolutionary leap to be explained, and it is not unified in a single "language instinct."
A prominent neuroscientist argues that human language--though more sophisticated than all other forms of animal communication--is not a qualitatively different ability from all forms of animal communication, it does not require a quantum evolutionary leap to be explained, and it is not unified in a single "language instinct."