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Why We Talk
The Evolutionary Origins of Language
Taschenbuch von Jean-Louis Dessalles
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
Constant exchange of information is integral to our societies. Jean-Louis Dessalles explores how this came into being. He develops a view of language as an instrument for conversation rather than mental representation and thought.
Constant exchange of information is integral to our societies. Jean-Louis Dessalles explores how this came into being. He develops a view of language as an instrument for conversation rather than mental representation and thought.
Über den Autor
Jean-Louis Dessalles is Associate Professor at Telecom ParisTech, where he organized the Third International Conference on the Evolution of Language in 2000. He is author of L'ordinateur génétique, Aux Origines du langage and La pertinence et ses origines, all published by Hermès-Science. He has published numerous articles in English and French on cognitive science, communication, and language evolution.

; James Grieve is an Emeritus Reader at The Australian National University, Canberra. His major translations include works on autism, language and linguistics, myrmecology, Lacour-Gayet's Histoire de l'Australie, books for children, and two parts of Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu. He has published a Dictionary of Contemporary French Connectors and two novels for Young Adults .
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part I The Place of Language in Human Evolutionary History

  • 1: Animal and Human Communication

  • 2: Culture, Languages, and Language

  • 3: The Biological Roots of Language

  • 4: Misapprehensions about the Origins of Language

  • 5: Language as an Evolutionary Curiosity

  • 6: The Local Optimality of Language

  • Part II The Functional Anatomy of Speech

  • 7: Putting Sounds Together

  • 8: Protolanguage

  • 9: The Mechanics of Syntax

  • 10: Syntax and Meaning

  • 11: The Structure of Meanings

  • 12: The Emergence of Meaning

  • Part III The Ethology of Language

  • 13: Conversation Behaviour

  • 14: Language as Information

  • 15: The Birth of Argumentation

  • 16: Language as an Evolutionary Paradox

  • 17: The Political Origins of Language

  • 18: Epilogue

  • Reference

  • Index

Details
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199563463
ISBN-10: 0199563462
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dessalles, Jean-Louis
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Maße: 234 x 156 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Jean-Louis Dessalles
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.07.2009
Gewicht: 0,608 kg
Artikel-ID: 108623446
Über den Autor
Jean-Louis Dessalles is Associate Professor at Telecom ParisTech, where he organized the Third International Conference on the Evolution of Language in 2000. He is author of L'ordinateur génétique, Aux Origines du langage and La pertinence et ses origines, all published by Hermès-Science. He has published numerous articles in English and French on cognitive science, communication, and language evolution.

; James Grieve is an Emeritus Reader at The Australian National University, Canberra. His major translations include works on autism, language and linguistics, myrmecology, Lacour-Gayet's Histoire de l'Australie, books for children, and two parts of Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu. He has published a Dictionary of Contemporary French Connectors and two novels for Young Adults .
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Part I The Place of Language in Human Evolutionary History

  • 1: Animal and Human Communication

  • 2: Culture, Languages, and Language

  • 3: The Biological Roots of Language

  • 4: Misapprehensions about the Origins of Language

  • 5: Language as an Evolutionary Curiosity

  • 6: The Local Optimality of Language

  • Part II The Functional Anatomy of Speech

  • 7: Putting Sounds Together

  • 8: Protolanguage

  • 9: The Mechanics of Syntax

  • 10: Syntax and Meaning

  • 11: The Structure of Meanings

  • 12: The Emergence of Meaning

  • Part III The Ethology of Language

  • 13: Conversation Behaviour

  • 14: Language as Information

  • 15: The Birth of Argumentation

  • 16: Language as an Evolutionary Paradox

  • 17: The Political Origins of Language

  • 18: Epilogue

  • Reference

  • Index

Details
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199563463
ISBN-10: 0199563462
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dessalles, Jean-Louis
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Maße: 234 x 156 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Jean-Louis Dessalles
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.07.2009
Gewicht: 0,608 kg
Artikel-ID: 108623446
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