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The social origins of language /
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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Studies in the evolution of language ;
19. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191779725 0191779725 9780191643125 0191643122 |