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UNINA9910821813303321 |
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Autore |
Burling Robbins |
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Titolo |
The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-04245-4 |
1-4294-2190-8 |
9786610758210 |
0-19-150918-3 |
1-280-75821-X |
0-19-153545-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (503 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in the evolution of language ; ; 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and languages - Origin |
Linguistics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-268) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. In The Beginning; 2. Smiles, Winks, and Words; 3. Truths and Lies; 4. The Mind and Language; 5. Signs and Symbols; 6. Icons Gained and Icons Lost; 7. From A Few Sounds to Many Words; 8. Syntax: Wired and Learned; 9. Step-By-Step to Grammar; 10. Power, Gossip, and Seduction; 11. What has Language Done To Us?; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 language itself.The author traces language back to its earliest origins among our distant ape-like forbears several million years ago. He offers a new account of the route by which we acquired our defining characteristic and explores the changing nature of language as it developed through the course |
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