The Origins of Complex Language: An Inquiry into the Evolutionary Beginnings of Sentences, Syllables, and Truth - Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand) - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780198238225 - April 15, 1999
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Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, Professor and Head of Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
The Origins of Complex Language: An Inquiry into the Evolutionary Beginnings of Sentences, Syllables, and Truth

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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.

272 pages, further reading, references, index

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Released April 15, 1999
ISBN13 9780198238225
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 272
Dimensions 163 × 241 × 20 mm   ·   504 g
Language English  

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