Andrew Carstairs-Mccarthy

The Origins of Complex Language

An Inquiry Into the Evolutionary Beginnings of Sentences, Syllables, and Truth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book proposes a new theory of the origins of human language ability and presents an original account of the early evolution of language. It explains why humans are the only language-using animals, challenges the assumption that language is a consequence of intelligence, and offers a new perspective on human uniqueness. Brilliantly executed, this book draws on evidence from archaeology, linguistics, cognitive science and evolutionary biology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9780198238218
• ISBN-10: 0198238215
• Artikelnr.: 22025696

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The peculiarities of language
3: Truth and reference
4: Attempts to solve the problems
5: A different solution
6: Apes, anthropology, and the brain
7: Just how unique are we?
Appendix
Further reading
References
Index