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200 14$aThe talking ape$b[electronic resource] $ehow language evolved /$fRobbins Burling
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (503 p.)
225 1 $aStudies in the evolution of language ;$v5
300   $aOriginally published: 2005.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-268) and index.
327   $aCover 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
330   $aIn 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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