The language of hunter-gatherers /:

"Hunter-gatherers are often portrayed as 'others' standing outside the main trajectory of human social evolution. But even after eleven millennia of agriculture and two centuries of widespread industrialization, hunter-gatherer societies continue to exist. This volume, using the lens...

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Weitere Verfasser: Gueldemann, Tom (HerausgeberIn), McConvell, Patrick (HerausgeberIn), Rhodes, Richard A., 1946- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
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Zusammenfassung:"Hunter-gatherers are often portrayed as 'others' standing outside the main trajectory of human social evolution. But even after eleven millennia of agriculture and two centuries of widespread industrialization, hunter-gatherer societies continue to exist. This volume, using the lens of language, offers us a window into the inner workings of 21st century hunter- gatherer societies - how they survive and how they interface with societies that produce more. It challenges long-held assumptions about the limits on social dynamism in hunter-gatherer societies to show that their languages are no different either typologically or sociolinguistically from other languages. With its worldwide coverage, this volume serves as a report on the state of hunter-gatherer societies at the beginning of the 21st century, and readers in all geographical areas will find arguments of relevance here"--
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ISBN:9781108631150
1108631150
9781139026208
1139026208

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