The origins of complex language: an inquiry into the evolutionary beginnings of sentences, syllables, and truth

Proposing a theory of the origins of human language ability and presenting an account of the early evolution of language, this text explains why humans are the only language-using animals and challenges the assumption that language is due to intelligence-- jacket cover.

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Main Author: Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 1999
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Oxford linguistics
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Summary:Proposing a theory of the origins of human language ability and presenting an account of the early evolution of language, this text explains why humans are the only language-using animals and challenges the assumption that language is due to intelligence-- jacket cover.
Physical Description:IX, 260 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0198238215
0198238223

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