The Social Origins of Language |
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| Editor:
| Dor, Daniel
Knight, Chris
Lewis, Jerome |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-966532-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents a new perspective on the origins of language, and highlights the key role of social and cultural dynamics in driving language evolution. It considers, among other questions, the role of gesture in communication, mimesis, play, dance, and song in extant hunter-gatherer communities, and the time-frame for language evolution.
This book presents a new perspective on the origins of language, and highlights the key role of social and cultural dynamics in driving language evolution. It considers, among other questions, the role of gesture in communication, mimesis, play, dance, and song in extant hunter-gatherer communities, and the time-frame for language evolution.