Explores the co-evolutionary paths of biology, culture, and the great human edifice of language, linking the evolution of the language to the general evolutionary history of humankind. This book provides answers to such fundamental paradoxes as to whether we acquired our greatest gift in order to talk or so as to be able to think, and more. Translator(s): Grieve, James. Series: Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JHM; JMR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739. . 2007. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language: 5 (Studies in the Evolution of Language)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0199276234
ISBN 13: 9780199276233
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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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. Presenting language evolution as a natural history of conversation, the author sheds light on the emergence of communication in the hominine congregations, as well as on the human nature.

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Jean-Louis Dessalles is Associate Professor at the �cole Nationale Sup�rieure des T�l�communications, Paris, where he organized the Third International Conference on the Evolution of Language in 2000. He is author of L'ordinateur g�n�tiqu, and Aux Origines du langage, both were published by Herm�s-Science. He has published numerous articles in English and French on cognitive science, computer-assisted learning, communication, and language evolution.
James Grieve is an Emeritus Reader at The Australian National University, Canberra. He has translated works in language and linguistics, Lacour-Gayet's Histoire de l'Australie, and two parts of Proust's � la recherche du temps perdu. He has published a Dictionary of Contemporary French Connectors and two novels for Young Adults

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