The origins of meaning /:

"In this engagingly written and broadly interdisciplinary book, Jim Hurford integrates findings from ethology and neuroscience with concepts from philosophy and linguistics to make an explicit and convincing case that animals have rich concepts, and thus that meaning predated language. This is...

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1. Verfasser: Hurford, James R.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Schriftenreihe:Hurford, James R. Language in the light of evolution ; 1.
Studies in the evolution of language ; 8.
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Zusammenfassung:"In this engagingly written and broadly interdisciplinary book, Jim Hurford integrates findings from ethology and neuroscience with concepts from philosophy and linguistics to make an explicit and convincing case that animals have rich concepts, and thus that meaning predated language. This is a work of broad scope and significance." W. Tecumesh Fitch, Lecturer in Psychology, University of St. Andrews, from the bookjacket.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 388 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-371) and index.
ISBN:0191525928
9780191525926
9786611149079
6611149074

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