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,...

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Other Authors:	Dor, Danny, 1951- (Editor), Knight, Chris, 1942- (Editor), Lewis, Jerome (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Studies in the evolution of language ; 19.
Subjects:	Language and languages > Origin. Anthropological linguistics. Sociolinguistics. Langage et langues > Origines. Ethnolinguistique. Sociolinguistique. anthropological linguistics. sociolinguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General. Anthropological linguistics Language and languages > Origin Sociolinguistics Languages & Literatures. Philology & Linguistics. Electronic books.
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