Cargando…
The Evolution of Human Language. Scenarios, principles, and cultural dynamics.
Wolfgang Wildgen presents three perspectives on the evolution of language as a key element in the evolution of mankind in terms of the development of human symbol use. (1) He approaches this question by constructing possible scenarios in which mechanisms necessary for symbolic behavior could have de...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
John Benjamins Publishing Company
2004.
|
| Colección: | Advances in consciousness research ;
v. 57. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Wolfgang Wildgen presents three perspectives on the evolution of language as a key element in the evolution of mankind in terms of the development of human symbol use. (1) He approaches this question by constructing possible scenarios in which mechanisms necessary for symbolic behavior could have developed, on the basis of the state of the art in evolutionary anthropology and genetics. (2) Non-linguistic symbolic behavior such as cave art is investigated as an important clue to the developmental background to the origin of language. Creativity and innovation and a population's ability to integ. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (252) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 902729545X 9789027295453 1282254995 9781282254992 9786612254994 6612254998 1423772334 9781423772330 |
| ISSN: | 1381-589X ; |