The origins of language :: a slim guide /

Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some ex...

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1. Verfasser: Hurford, James R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Ausgabe:First edition.
Schriftenreihe:Oxford linguistics.
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Zusammenfassung:Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some extent, and to engage in mind-reading. Human language, however, is characterized by its ability to efficiently express a wide range of subtle and complex meanings. After the firstsimple beginnings, human language underwent an explosion of complexity, leading to the very complicated systems of grammar.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (173 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (page 166) and index.
ISBN:9780191005176
0191005177
1306474159
9781306474153

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