Origins of Complex Language

Auteur: Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
Proposing a theory of the origins of human language ability and presenting an account of the early evolution of language, this text explains why humans are the only language-using animals, challenges the assumption that language is due to intelligence, and offers a perspective on human uniqueness.
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Proposing a theory of the origins of human language ability and presenting an account of the early evolution of language, this text explains why humans are the only language-using animals, challenges the assumption that language is due to intelligence, and offers a perspective on human uniqueness.
ISBN / EAN 9780198238218
Auteur Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Editeur Oxford University Press