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The talking ape : how language evolved /
In this mind-opening book, Robbins Burling presents the most convincing - and the most readable - account of the origins of language yet published. He sheds new light on how language affects the way we think, behave, and relate to each other, and he gives us a deeper understanding of the nature of l...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005018558-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2005018558-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2005018558-b.html |
Table of Contents:
- In the beginning
- Smiles, winks, and words
- Truths and lies
- The mind and language
- Signs and symbols
- Icons gained and icons lost
- From a few sounds to many words
- Syntax : wired and learned
- Step-by-step to grammar
- Power, gossip, and seduction
- What has language done to us?