The Social Origins of Language / edited by Daniel Dor, Chris Knight, and Jerome Lewis.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford linguistics | Studies in the evolution of language ; 19.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 435 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780199665334 (pbk)
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Part I. Theoretical Foundations Part II. Language as a Collective Object Part III. Apes and People, Past and Present Part IV. Social Theories of Language Evolution Part V. The Journey Thereafter
This book presents a new perspective on the origins of language, and highlights the key role of social and cultural dynamics in driving language evolution. It considers, among other questions, the role of gesture in communication, mimesis, play, dance, and song in extant hunter-gatherer communities, and the time-frame for language evolution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-419) and indexes.
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