Adam's tongue : how humans made language, how language made humans / Derek Bickerton.
Adam's tongue : how humans made language, how language made humans / Derek Bickerton.
Adam's tongue : how humans made language, how language made humans / Derek Bickerton.
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Date
2009.
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N401/123
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English
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Physical content
286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The size of the problem -- Thinking like engineers -- Singing apes? -- Chatting apes? -- Niches aren't everything (they-re the only thing) -- Our ancestors in their niches -- Go to the ant, thou sluggard -- The big bang -- The challenge from Chomsky -- Making up our minds -- An acorn grows to a sapl...
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
How language evolved has been called "the hardest problem in science." Linguist Derek Bickerton shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problem have fallen short. This book is the first that thoroughly integrates the story of how language evolved with the story of how humans evolved. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging stra...
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Adam's tongue : how humans made language, how language made humans / Derek Bickerton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-271) and index.
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N401/123
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0809022818 (alk. paper) :
9780809022816 (alk. paper) :
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401
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991005063549702626
