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The origins of language : a slim guide /
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 ex...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Oxford linguistics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. After the firstsimple beginnings, human language underwent an explosion of complexity, leading to the very complicated systems of grammar. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (page 166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191005176 0191005177 1306474159 9781306474153 |