The Origins of Language: What Nonhuman Primates Can Tell Us (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series) - Hardcover

 
9780933452596: The Origins of Language: What Nonhuman Primates Can Tell Us (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0933452594 ISBN 13: 9780933452596
Publisher: SAR Press, 1999

Synopsis

In The Origins of Language, ten primatologists and paleoanthropologists conduct a comprehensive examination of the nonhuman primate data, discussing different views of what language is and suggesting how the primatological perspective can be used to fashion more rigorous theories of language origins and evolution.

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About the Author

Barbara J. King is Professor for Teaching Excellence, College of William and Mary.

Review

[A]ltogether this book stimulates many ideas from one approach to language origins. It is well written, thoroughly referenced, and makes a substantial contribution to the ongoing discussion of this issue. --Anne Zeller, The Semiotic Review of Books, vol. 14.2 (2004)

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Publisher
SAR Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0933452594
ISBN 13 
9780933452596
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
464
Editor
King Barbara J.

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