Introduction Michael Studdert-Kennedy, Chris Knight, and James R. Hurford;
Part I. Grounding Language Function in Social Cognition: 1. Introduction:
Grounding language function in social cognition Chris Knight; 2. On
discontinuing the continuity-discontinuity debate Jean Aitchison; 3. The
origin of language and cognition Ib Ulbaek; 4. Mimesis and the executive
suite: missing links in language evolution Merlin Donald; 5. Ritual/speech
co-evolution: a 'selfish gene' solution to the problem of deception Chris
Knight; 6. Theory of mind and the evolution of language Robin Dunbar; 7.
Old wives' tales: the gossip hypothesis and the reliability of cheap
signals Camilla Power; 8. Altruism, status, and the origin of relevance
Jean-Louis Dessalles; 9. The evolution of language from social intelligence
Robert Worden; Part II. The Emergence of Phonology: 10. Introduction: the
emergence of phonology Michael Studdert-Kennedy; 11. Long call structure in
apes as a possible precursor for language Mária Ujhelyi; 12. Social
sound-making as a precursor to spoken language John F. Locke; 13. The
particulate origins of language generativity: from syllable to gesture
Michael Studdert-Kennedy; 14. Evolution of the mechanisms of language
output: comparative neurobiology of vocal and manual communication Peter
MacNeilage; 15. Systemic constraints and adaptive change in the formation
of sound structure Björn Lindblom; 16. The development of sound systems in
human language Klaus J. Kohler; 17. Synonymy avoidance, phonology and the
origin of syntax Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy; Part III. The Emergence of
Syntax: 18. Introduction: the emergence of syntax James R. Hurford; 19. On
the supposed 'counterfunctionality' of universal grammar: some evolutionary
implications Frederick J. Newmeyer; 20. Language evolution and the
minimalist program: the origins of syntax Robert C. Berwick; 21.
Catastrophic evolution: the case for a single step from protolanguage to
full human language Derek Bickerton; 22. Fitness and the selective
adaptation of language Simon Kirby; 23. Synthesizing the origins of
language and meaning using co-evolution, self-organization and level
formation Luc Steels; 24. Computational simulations of the emergence of
grammar John Batali.
