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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,...

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Bibliographic Details
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.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191779725
0191779725
9780191643125
0191643122