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Language and human behavior /

According to Bickerton, the behavioral sciences have failed to give an adequate account of human nature at least partly because of the conjunction and mutual reinforcement of two widespread beliefs: that language is simply a means of communication and that human intelligence is the result of the rap...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bickerton, Derek
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1995.
Series:The Jessie and John Danz lectures.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What language is
  • Language and evolution
  • Language and intelligence
  • Language and consciousness
  • Appendix A: Samples of protolanguage.