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Formal grammar : theory and implementation / / edited by Robert Levine
| Formal grammar : theory and implementation / / edited by Robert Levine |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (449 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LevineRobert <1947-> |
| Collana | Vancouver studies in cognitive science |
| Soggetto topico |
Biolinguistics
Computational linguistics Formalization (Linguistics) Grammar, Comparative and general |
| ISBN |
0-19-772163-X
1-280-52601-7 0-19-534492-8 1-4294-0696-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 Learnability of Phrase Stucture Grammars; CHAPTER 2 Dynamic Categorial Grammar; CHAPTER 3 Categorial Grammars, Lexical Rules, and the English Predicative; CHAPTER 4 Implementing Government Binding Theories; CHAPTER 5 A Learning Model for a Parametric Theory in Phonology; CHAPTER 6 Some Choices in the Theory of Morphology; CHAPTER 7 Semantics, Knowledge, and NP Modification; CHAPTER 8 On the Development of Biologically Real Models of Human Linguistic Capacity; CHAPTER 9 Properties of Lexical Entries and Their Real-Time Implementation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813575803321 |
| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forschungsfeld Sprachevolution : Methodik, Theorie und Empirie der modernen Sprachursprungsforschung / / Michael Breyl
| Forschungsfeld Sprachevolution : Methodik, Theorie und Empirie der modernen Sprachursprungsforschung / / Michael Breyl |
| Autore | Breyl Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : , : De Gruyter, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Soggetto topico | Biolinguistics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Altri titoli varianti | Forschungsfeld Sprachevolution |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910493735103321 |
Breyl Michael
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| Berlin : , : De Gruyter, , 2021 | ||
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Foundations of language : brain, meaning, grammar, evolution / / Ray Jackendoff
| Foundations of language : brain, meaning, grammar, evolution / / Ray Jackendoff |
| Autore | Jackendoff Ray <1945-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, NY, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (498 p.) |
| Disciplina |
401
401.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biolinguistics
Generative grammar Grammar, Comparative and general Semantics |
| ISBN |
0-19-154439-6
9786611944261 1-281-94426-2 1-4356-9792-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS -- 1 The Complexity of Linguistic Structure -- 1.1 A sociological problem -- 1.2 The structure of a simple sentence -- 1.3 Phonological structure -- 1.4 Syntactic structure -- 1.5 Semantic/conceptual and spatial structure -- 1.6 Connecting the levels -- 1.7 Anaphora and unbounded dependencies -- 2 Language as a Mental Phenomenon -- 2.1 What do we mean by "mental"? -- 2.2 How to interpret linguistic notation mentally -- 2.3 Knowledge of language -- 2.4 Competence versus performance -- 2.5 Language in a social context (all too briefly) -- 3 Combinatoriality -- 3.1 The need for an f-mental grammar -- 3.2 Some types of rule -- 3.3 Lexical rules -- 3.4 What are rules of grammar? -- 3.5 Four challenges for cognitive neuroscience -- 4 Universal Grammar -- 4.1 The logic of the argument -- 4.2 Getting the hypothesis right -- 4.3 Linguistic universals -- 4.4 Substantive universals, repertoire of rule types, and architectural universals -- 4.5 The balance of linguistic and more general capacities -- 4.6 The poverty of the stimulus -- the Paradox of Language Acquisition -- 4.7 Poverty of the stimulus in word learning -- 4.8 How Universal Grammar can be related to genetics -- 4.9 Evidence outside linguistic structure for Universal Grammar/Language Acquisition Device -- 4.10 Summary of factors involved in the theory of Universal Grammar -- PART II: ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATIONS -- 5 The Parallel Architecture -- 5.1 Introduction to Part II -- 5.2 A short history of syntactocentrism -- 5.3 Tiers and interfaces in phonology -- 5.4 Syntax and phonology -- 5.5 Semantics as a generative system -- 5.6 The tripartite theory and some variants -- 5.7 The lexicon and lexical licensing -- 5.8 Introduction to argument structure.
5.9 How much of syntactic argument structure can be predicted from semantics? -- 5.10 A tier for grammatical functions? -- 6 Lexical Storage versus Online Construction -- 6.1 Lexical items versus words -- 6.2 Lexical items smaller than words -- 6.3 Psycholinguistic considerations -- 6.4 The status of lexical redundancy rules -- 6.5 Idioms -- 6.6 A class of constructional idioms -- 6.7 Generalizing the notion of construction -- 6.8 The status of inheritance hierarchies -- 6.9 Issues of acquisition -- 6.10 Universal Grammar as a set of attractors -- 6.11 Appendix: Remarks on HPSG and Construction Grammar -- 7 Implications for Processing -- 7.1 The parallel competence architecture forms a basis for a processing architecture -- 7.2 How the competence model can constrain theories of processing -- 7.3 Remarks on working memory -- 7.4 More about lexical access -- 7.5 Structure-constrained modularity -- 8 An Evolutionary Perspective on the Architecture -- 8.1 The dialectic -- 8.2 Bickerton's proposal and auxiliary assumptions -- 8.3 The use of symbols -- 8.4 Open class of symbols -- 8.5 A generative system for single symbols: protophonology -- 8.6 Concatenation of symbols to build larger utterances -- 8.7 Using linear position to signal semantic relations -- 8.8 Phrase structure -- 8.9 Vocabulary for relational concepts -- 8.10 Grammatical categories and the "basic body plan" of syntax -- 8.11 Morphology and grammatical functions -- 8.12 Universal Grammar as a toolkit again -- PART III: SEMANTIC AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS -- 9 Semantics as a Mentalistic Enterprise -- 9.1 Introduction to part III -- 9.2 Semantics vis-à-vis mainstream generative grammar -- 9.3 Meaning and its interfaces -- 9.4 Chomsky and Fodor on semantics -- 9.5 Some "contextualist" approaches to meaning -- 9.6 Is there a specifically linguistic semantics?. 9.7 Four non-ways to separate linguistic semantics from conceptualization -- 10 Reference and Truth -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Problems with the common-sense view: "language" -- 10.3 Problems with the common-sense view: "objects" -- 10.4 Pushing "the world" into the mind -- 10.5 A simple act of deictic reference -- 10.6 The functional correlates of consciousness -- 10.7 Application to theory of reference -- 10.8 Entities other than objects -- 10.9 Proper names, kinds, and abstract objects -- 10.10 Satisfaction and truth -- 10.11 Objectivity, error, and the role of the community -- 11 Lexical Semantics -- 11.1 Boundary conditions on theories of lexical meaning -- 11.2 The prospects for decomposition into primitives -- 11.3 Polysemy -- 11.4 Taxonomic structure -- 11.5 Contributions from perceptual modalities -- 11.6 Other than necessary and sufficient conditions -- 11.7 The same abstract organization in many semantic fields -- 11.8 Function-argument structure across semantic fields -- 11.9 Qualia structure: characteristic activities and purposes -- 11.10 Dot objects -- 11.11 Beyond -- 12 Phrasal Semantics -- 12.1 Simple composition -- 12.2 Enriched composition -- 12.3 The referential tier -- 12.4 Referential dependence and referential frames -- 12.5 The information structure (topic/focus) tier -- 12.6 Phrasal semantics and Universal Grammar -- 12.7 Beyond: discourse, conversation, narrative -- 13 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
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Jackendoff Ray <1945->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, NY, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
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Genes y lenguaje : aspectos ontogenéticos, filogenéticos y cognitivos / / Antonio Benítez Burraco
| Genes y lenguaje : aspectos ontogenéticos, filogenéticos y cognitivos / / Antonio Benítez Burraco |
| Autore | Benítez Burraco Antonio <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Barcelona : , : Editorial Reverté, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biolinguistics
Human genetics Genetics |
| ISBN | 84-291-9260-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
| Nota di contenuto |
Genes y lenguaje: aspectos ontogenéticos, filogenéticos y cognitivos; Página Legal; Índice de contenidos; Agradecimientos; Lista de figuras; Lista de tablas; Introducción; Capítulo 1 Anatomía y fisiología del lenguaje; 1.1. Consideraciones iniciales; 1.2. Un modelo general de organización anatómica y funcional del lenguaje; 1.3. Un modelo "más lingüístico" de organización anatómica y funcional del lenguaje; 1.3.1. La interpretación de la palabra; 1.3.2. La generación de la palabra; 1.3.3. La interpretación de la oración; 1.3.4. La generación de la oración
Apéndice Relación de áreas cerebrales implicadas en tareas de procesamiento lingüístico, según los modelos neurolingüísticos discutidos en el presente capítulo*Capítulo 2 Innatismo y aprendizaje en la adquisición del lenguaje; 2.1. Principales etapas de la ontogenia lingüística; 2.2. El carácter innato del lenguaje; 2.2.1. El innatismo lingüístico: principales evidencias; 2.2.2. El innatismo lingüístico: la necesidad de nuevas evidencias al respecto, el alcance real de lo innato (en el lenguaje) y la idea del genotipo lingüístico; 2.3. El papel de la experiencia en el desarrollo del lenguaje 2.3.1. El empirismo lingüístico: principales evidencias2.3.2. Hipótesis alternativas al innatismo lingüístico; 2.4. Innatismo y empirismo en la caracterización del proceso de adquisición del lenguaje; 2.4.1. Objeciones de carácter innatista a una aproximación empirista al proceso de adquisición del lenguaje; 2.4.2. Redefinición de los principales parámetros de una aproximación innatista al proceso de adquisición del lenguaje; Capítulo 3 Bases moleculares del desarrollo, el funcionamiento y la plasticidad de los centros cerebrales (lingüísticos); 3.1. Desarrollo estructural 3.2. Desarrollo funcional3.3. Biología molecular de la plasticidad neuronal; Apéndice Relación de genes implicados en el desarrollo y el funcionamiento de los centros cerebrales, así como en los mecanismos de plasticidad neuronal, citados en el presente capítulo*; Capítulo 4 Genes y lenguaje (I): aspectos ontogenéticos; 4.1. Hacia una metodología para la clonación de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.2. Clonación comparativa de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.3. Clonación funcional de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.3.1. Consideraciones metodológicas 4.3.2. Algunos ejemplos significativos de trastornos metabólicos que afectan al lenguaje4.4. Clonación posicional de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.4.1. Consideraciones metodológicas; 4.4.2. Problemas para la definición del fenotipo lingüístico y de sus alteraciones; 4.5. Análisis estructural y funcional de genes involucrados en trastornos (exclusivamente) lingüísticos; 4.5.1. El trastorno específico del lenguaje (TEL); 4.5.2. El gen FOXP2 como paradigma de "gen del lenguaje"; 4.5.2.1. FOXP2: aspectos fenotípicos; 4.5.2.2. FOXP2: aspectos neuroanatómicos y neurofisiológicos 4.5.2.3. FOXP2: aspectos moleculares |
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Benítez Burraco Antonio <1972->
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| Barcelona : , : Editorial Reverté, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genes y lenguaje : aspectos ontogenéticos, filogenéticos y cognitivos / / Antonio Benítez Burraco
| Genes y lenguaje : aspectos ontogenéticos, filogenéticos y cognitivos / / Antonio Benítez Burraco |
| Autore | Benítez Burraco Antonio <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Barcelona : , : Editorial Reverté, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biolinguistics
Human genetics Genetics |
| ISBN | 84-291-9260-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
| Nota di contenuto |
Genes y lenguaje: aspectos ontogenéticos, filogenéticos y cognitivos; Página Legal; Índice de contenidos; Agradecimientos; Lista de figuras; Lista de tablas; Introducción; Capítulo 1 Anatomía y fisiología del lenguaje; 1.1. Consideraciones iniciales; 1.2. Un modelo general de organización anatómica y funcional del lenguaje; 1.3. Un modelo "más lingüístico" de organización anatómica y funcional del lenguaje; 1.3.1. La interpretación de la palabra; 1.3.2. La generación de la palabra; 1.3.3. La interpretación de la oración; 1.3.4. La generación de la oración
Apéndice Relación de áreas cerebrales implicadas en tareas de procesamiento lingüístico, según los modelos neurolingüísticos discutidos en el presente capítulo*Capítulo 2 Innatismo y aprendizaje en la adquisición del lenguaje; 2.1. Principales etapas de la ontogenia lingüística; 2.2. El carácter innato del lenguaje; 2.2.1. El innatismo lingüístico: principales evidencias; 2.2.2. El innatismo lingüístico: la necesidad de nuevas evidencias al respecto, el alcance real de lo innato (en el lenguaje) y la idea del genotipo lingüístico; 2.3. El papel de la experiencia en el desarrollo del lenguaje 2.3.1. El empirismo lingüístico: principales evidencias2.3.2. Hipótesis alternativas al innatismo lingüístico; 2.4. Innatismo y empirismo en la caracterización del proceso de adquisición del lenguaje; 2.4.1. Objeciones de carácter innatista a una aproximación empirista al proceso de adquisición del lenguaje; 2.4.2. Redefinición de los principales parámetros de una aproximación innatista al proceso de adquisición del lenguaje; Capítulo 3 Bases moleculares del desarrollo, el funcionamiento y la plasticidad de los centros cerebrales (lingüísticos); 3.1. Desarrollo estructural 3.2. Desarrollo funcional3.3. Biología molecular de la plasticidad neuronal; Apéndice Relación de genes implicados en el desarrollo y el funcionamiento de los centros cerebrales, así como en los mecanismos de plasticidad neuronal, citados en el presente capítulo*; Capítulo 4 Genes y lenguaje (I): aspectos ontogenéticos; 4.1. Hacia una metodología para la clonación de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.2. Clonación comparativa de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.3. Clonación funcional de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.3.1. Consideraciones metodológicas 4.3.2. Algunos ejemplos significativos de trastornos metabólicos que afectan al lenguaje4.4. Clonación posicional de los "genes del lenguaje"; 4.4.1. Consideraciones metodológicas; 4.4.2. Problemas para la definición del fenotipo lingüístico y de sus alteraciones; 4.5. Análisis estructural y funcional de genes involucrados en trastornos (exclusivamente) lingüísticos; 4.5.1. El trastorno específico del lenguaje (TEL); 4.5.2. El gen FOXP2 como paradigma de "gen del lenguaje"; 4.5.2.1. FOXP2: aspectos fenotípicos; 4.5.2.2. FOXP2: aspectos neuroanatómicos y neurofisiológicos 4.5.2.3. FOXP2: aspectos moleculares |
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Benítez Burraco Antonio <1972->
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| Barcelona : , : Editorial Reverté, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genesis of language [[electronic resource] ] : a different judgement of evidence / / edited by Marge E. Landsberg
| The genesis of language [[electronic resource] ] : a different judgement of evidence / / edited by Marge E. Landsberg |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LandsbergMarge E. <1925-> |
| Collana |
Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
Studies in anthropological linguistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Anthropological linguistics Biolinguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-11-084753-1 |
| Classificazione | ES 415 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Neurobiological advances -- pt. 2. Perceptual bases -- pt. 3. Fossil evidence -- pt. 4. Linguistic evidence. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461662303321 |
| Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1988 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genesis of language [[electronic resource] ] : a different judgement of evidence / / edited by Marge E. Landsberg
| The genesis of language [[electronic resource] ] : a different judgement of evidence / / edited by Marge E. Landsberg |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LandsbergMarge E. <1925-> |
| Collana |
Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
Studies in anthropological linguistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Anthropological linguistics Biolinguistics |
| ISBN | 3-11-084753-1 |
| Classificazione | ES 415 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Neurobiological advances -- pt. 2. Perceptual bases -- pt. 3. Fossil evidence -- pt. 4. Linguistic evidence. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785852503321 |
| Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genesis of language : a different judgement of evidence / / edited by Marge E. Landsberg
| The genesis of language : a different judgement of evidence / / edited by Marge E. Landsberg |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LandsbergMarge E. <1925-> |
| Collana |
Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
Studies in anthropological linguistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Anthropological linguistics Biolinguistics |
| ISBN | 3-11-084753-1 |
| Classificazione | ES 415 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Neurobiological advances -- pt. 2. Perceptual bases -- pt. 3. Fossil evidence -- pt. 4. Linguistic evidence. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825190203321 |
| Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1988 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico
| Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HenshilwoodChristopher Stuart
D'ErricoFrancesco |
| Soggetto topico |
Symbolism (Psychology)
Human behavior Language and languages - Origin Psycholinguistics Biolinguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-31471-1
9786613314710 90-272-8409-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Homo Symbolicus; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Pan Symbolicus; 1. Introduction; 2. Communication does not equal language; 3. Language does not equal speech; 4. Symbol-use does not equal language; 5. Non-human language does not equal human language; 6. Pan symbolicus; References; 2.The evolution and the rise of human language; 1. Introduction; 2. Biological humanness; 3. Ape language and ape culture; 4. Maternal infant carriage and interaction as substrate of human agency; 5. Self-agency and the duality of consciousness; 6. Conclusion
References3.The origin of symbolically mediated behaviour; 1. Introduction; 2. First instances of symbolic material culture and their implications; 3. Demography as a triggering factor?; 4. Climate as a triggering factor; 5. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 4. Middle Stone Age engravings and their significance to the debate on the emergence of symbolic material culture; 1. Introduction; 2. Howiesons Poort techno-tradition; 2.1 Diepkloof Rock Shelter; 2.1.1 Archaeological context and dating; 3. Diepkloof engraved ostrich eggshells; 4. Still Bay techno-tradition; 4.1 Blombos Cave 4.1.1 Archaeological context and dating5. Blombos engraved ochre; 6. Contrasting the significance of early engravings; Acknowledgements; References; 5.Complex cognition required for compound adhesive manufacture in the Middle Stone Age implies symbolic capacity; 1. Introduction; 2. What is complex cognition?; 3. What gave rise to complex cognition?; 4. The archaeological evidence; 5. Replicated compound adhesive manufacture: Methods; 6. Compound adhesive manufacture as a proxy for modern cognition; Reference; 6.The emergence of language, art and symbolic thinking; 1. Introduction 2. Neandertal-ness3. Paradigm lost; 4. Paradigm found; 5. Conclusion; References; 7.The human major transition in relation to symbolic behaviour, including language, imagination, and spirituality; 1. What is a major evolutionary transition?; 2. Human evolution as a major transition; 3. Cognitive teamwork and simple forms that preceded more advanced forms; 4. Language, imagination, and spirituality; 5. Testable predictions; References; 8.The living as symbols, the dead as symbols; 1. Introduction: Living symbols, dead symbols 2. Problematising the archaeological debate: Symbolic revolutions that were or were not3. Material culture symbols among the living; 4. The dead as symbols; 5. The evolution of Homo symbolicus: Gradual, abrupt, or fragmentary?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9.Biology and mechanisms related to the dawn of language; 1. The Functional and Structural Context; 2. The Nature of Language: Crucial Features; 2.1 An embodied symbolic system; 2.2 Equivalence class of representations and embodiment; 2.3 Key features of language; 3. Hierarchical Structuring; 3.1 Functional structure 3.2 Bottom-up and top-down causation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457270603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico
| Homo symbolicus [[electronic resource] ] : the dawn of language, imagination and spirituality / / edited by Christopher S. Henshilwood, Francesco d'Errico |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HenshilwoodChristopher Stuart
D'ErricoFrancesco |
| Soggetto topico |
Symbolism (Psychology)
Human behavior Language and languages - Origin Psycholinguistics Biolinguistics |
| ISBN |
1-283-31471-1
9786613314710 90-272-8409-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Homo Symbolicus; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Pan Symbolicus; 1. Introduction; 2. Communication does not equal language; 3. Language does not equal speech; 4. Symbol-use does not equal language; 5. Non-human language does not equal human language; 6. Pan symbolicus; References; 2.The evolution and the rise of human language; 1. Introduction; 2. Biological humanness; 3. Ape language and ape culture; 4. Maternal infant carriage and interaction as substrate of human agency; 5. Self-agency and the duality of consciousness; 6. Conclusion
References3.The origin of symbolically mediated behaviour; 1. Introduction; 2. First instances of symbolic material culture and their implications; 3. Demography as a triggering factor?; 4. Climate as a triggering factor; 5. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 4. Middle Stone Age engravings and their significance to the debate on the emergence of symbolic material culture; 1. Introduction; 2. Howiesons Poort techno-tradition; 2.1 Diepkloof Rock Shelter; 2.1.1 Archaeological context and dating; 3. Diepkloof engraved ostrich eggshells; 4. Still Bay techno-tradition; 4.1 Blombos Cave 4.1.1 Archaeological context and dating5. Blombos engraved ochre; 6. Contrasting the significance of early engravings; Acknowledgements; References; 5.Complex cognition required for compound adhesive manufacture in the Middle Stone Age implies symbolic capacity; 1. Introduction; 2. What is complex cognition?; 3. What gave rise to complex cognition?; 4. The archaeological evidence; 5. Replicated compound adhesive manufacture: Methods; 6. Compound adhesive manufacture as a proxy for modern cognition; Reference; 6.The emergence of language, art and symbolic thinking; 1. Introduction 2. Neandertal-ness3. Paradigm lost; 4. Paradigm found; 5. Conclusion; References; 7.The human major transition in relation to symbolic behaviour, including language, imagination, and spirituality; 1. What is a major evolutionary transition?; 2. Human evolution as a major transition; 3. Cognitive teamwork and simple forms that preceded more advanced forms; 4. Language, imagination, and spirituality; 5. Testable predictions; References; 8.The living as symbols, the dead as symbols; 1. Introduction: Living symbols, dead symbols 2. Problematising the archaeological debate: Symbolic revolutions that were or were not3. Material culture symbols among the living; 4. The dead as symbols; 5. The evolution of Homo symbolicus: Gradual, abrupt, or fragmentary?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9.Biology and mechanisms related to the dawn of language; 1. The Functional and Structural Context; 2. The Nature of Language: Crucial Features; 2.1 An embodied symbolic system; 2.2 Equivalence class of representations and embodiment; 2.3 Key features of language; 3. Hierarchical Structuring; 3.1 Functional structure 3.2 Bottom-up and top-down causation |
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