The domestication of language : cultural evolution and the uniqueness of the human animal /

Language did not evolve only in the distant past. Our shared understanding of the meanings of words is ever-changing, and we make conscious, rational decisions about which words to use and what to mean by them every day. Applying Darwin's theory of "unconscious artificial selection" t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cloud, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Language and languages > Origin.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Phonology.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Human evolution.
Historical linguistics.
Anthropological linguistics.
Langage et langues > Origines.
Syntaxe.
Homme > Évolution.
Linguistique historique.
Ethnolinguistique.
historical linguistics.
anthropological linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Sprachentwicklung
Kulturelle Evolution
Ethnolinguistik
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; 1. Where Do Words Come From?; 2. The Conventions of a Human Language; 3. The Evolution of Signals; 4. Varieties of Biological Information; 5. The Strange Case of the Chimpanzee; 6. The Problem of Maladaptive Culture; 7. The Cumulative Consequences of a Didactic Adaptation; 8. Meaning, Interpretation, and Language Acquisition; 9. What''s Accomplished in Conversation?; 10. Recapitulation and Moral; References; Index.

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