How language began : gesture and speech in human evolution /

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Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNeill, David, 1933- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2012]
Colección:Approaches to the evolution of language.
Temas:
Language and languages > Origin.
Speech and gesture.
Gesture.
Linguistic change.
Evolution (Biology)
Communication.
Misinformation.
Parole et gestes.
Changement linguistique.
Langage et langues > Origines.
Gestes.
Information.
Mésinformation.
gesture.
Linguistic change
Speech and gesture
Sprachursprung
Gestik
Gesprochene Sprache
Interaktion
Mensch
Evolution
Instructional and educational works.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : gesture and the origin of language
  • What evolved (in part) : the growth point
  • How it evolved (in part) : Mead's Loop
  • Effects of Mead's Loop
  • Ontogenesis in evolution : evolution in ontogenesis
  • Alternatives, their limits, and the science base of the growth point.

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