Studies in Language Origins, Volume 1

Wind, Jan & Edward G. Pulleyblank & Ã ric De Grolier & Bernard H. Bichakjian

ISBN 10: 1556190549 / ISBN 13: 9781556190544

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1989

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John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1989. 1st edition. 8vo. Xxii + [231] pp. Printed blue cloth. Price sticker inside front cover.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 353 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies in Language Origins, Volume 1
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556190549
• ISBN 13: 9781556190544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

The question of language origin has fascinated people for years. Traditionally, humanists like linguists and philosophers attempted to solve it with limited success. In the last decades, however, the sciences have begun to study the same question seemingly with more success. This book is the result of the activities of a group of scholars, members of the Language Origins Society, who approach the problem not only from the viewpoint of linguistics, but also from that of anatomy, physiology, social sciences, physical anthropology, paleoanthropology, paleontology, comparative zoology, general biology, ethology, evolutionary biology and psychology. The volume thus clearly reflects the interdisciplinary approach the Language Origins Society is advocating. Since this book is the first of a series meant for the general scholar, it attempts to avoid specialist jargon. Hence it is equally useful for student courses in linguistics, social sciences, communication science, ethology, evolutionary biology and speech therapy.