[PDF.80jh] Origins of Language: A Slim Guide (Oxford Linguistics)

Origins of Language: A Slim Guide (Oxford Linguistics)

[PDF.rl36] Origins of Language: A Slim Guide (Oxford Linguistics)

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 | #600546 in Books |  imusti |  2014-05-06 |  2014-05-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.40 x.50 x8.40l,.0 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

 | Oxford University Press USA

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||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| Readable, up-to-date summary of research on the origins of language|By Fernando Pereira|I've read some of Jim Hurford's more technical work, but this updated summary is an excellent survey of the main advances in understanding how biological and cultural evolution may have led to the linguistic structures and linguistic variation we see now. This book has a clear point of vie| ||"This short guide to modern empirical research on language evolution provides a breezy and readable introduction to the many issues involved in understanding how humans came to possess one of our most prized capacities: our ability to acquire and use language

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. Afte...

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