The Origin and Diversification of Language

Jablonski, Nina G. ; Aiello, Leslie C. ; & Gee, Nancy ; editors:

Published by California Academy of Scienc, San Francisco, 1998

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orig.wrappers Minor rubbing. VG. 26x18cm, ix,202 pp., PAPERBACK. Series: Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences ; no. 24. Contents : Animal communication and human language / Peter Marler -- The foundations of human language / Leslie C. Aiello -- Comparative aspects of human brain evolution : scaling, energy costs, and confounding variables / Robert D. Martin -- Organization of semantic knowledge and the origin of words in the brain / Alex Martin -- Neanderthals, modern humans, and the archaeological evidence for language / Paul A. Mellars -- The evolution of the human language faculty / Steven Pinker -- The origin and dispersal of languages : linguistic evidence / Johanna Nichols -- The origins of world linguistic diversity : an archaeological perspective / Colin Renfrew.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origin and Diversification of Language
• Publisher: California Academy of Scienc, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1998
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Minor rubbing. VG.