Adam's tongue : how humans made language, how language made humans
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Published
New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Status
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
286 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-271) and index.
Description
How language evolved has been called "the hardest problem in science." Linguist Derek Bickerton shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problem have fallen short. This book is the first that thoroughly integrates the story of how language evolved with the story of how humans evolved. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores, and the construction of ecological niches, Bickerton produces a dazzling new alternative to the conventional wisdom. Language is unique to humans, but it isn't the only thing that sets us apart from other species--our cognitive powers are qualitatively different. So could there be two separate discontinuities between humans and the rest of nature? No, says Bickerton; he shows how the mere possession of symbolic units--words--automatically opened a new and different cognitive universe.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bickerton, D. (2009). Adam's tongue: how humans made language, how language made humans . Hill and Wang.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bickerton, Derek. 2009. Adam's Tongue: How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans. Hill and Wang.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bickerton, Derek. Adam's Tongue: How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans Hill and Wang, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bickerton, Derek. Adam's Tongue: How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans Hill and Wang, 2009.
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