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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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المؤلف الرئيسي: Burling, Robbins
التنسيق: Printed Book
اللغة:English
منشور في: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
الموضوعات:
الوصول للمادة أونلاين: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
جدول المحتويات:
  • 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?