Ideophones and the Evolution of Language

Auteur: Haiman, John (Macalester College, Minnesota)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolution. It argues that ideophones provide the 'missing link' in our knowledge of how communication has evolved from early gestured performance through to spoken language today.
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This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolution. It argues that ideophones provide the 'missing link' in our knowledge of how communication has evolved from early gestured performance through to spoken language today.
ISBN / EAN 9781107695030
Auteur Haiman, John (Macalester College, Minnesota)
Editeur Cambridge University Press