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The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight
| The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina | 409.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BothaRudolf P
KnightChris <1942-> |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Historical linguistics - Africa Anthropological linguistics - Africa Sociolinguistics - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-26861-9
9786612268618 0-19-156767-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; List of figures; List of tables; List of plates; List of maps; List of abbreviations; Notes on the contributors; 1. Introduction: perspectives on the evolution of language in Africa; 2. Earliest personal ornaments and their significance for the origin of language debate; 3. Reading the artifacts: gleaning language skills from the Middle Stone Age in southern Africa; 4. Red ochre, body painting, and language: interpreting the Blombos ochre; 5. Theoretical underpinnings of inferences about language evolution: the syntax used at Blombos Cave
6. Fossil cues to the evolution of speech7. Evidence against a genetic-based revolution in language 50,000 years ago; 8. A "language-free" explanation for differences between the European Middle and Upper Paleolithic Record; 9. Diversity in languages, genes, and the language faculty; 10. How varied typologically are the languages of Africa?; 11. What click languages can and can't tell us about language origins; 12. Social origins: sharing, exchange, kinship; 13. As well as words: Congo Pygmy hunting, mimicry, and play 14. Sexual selection models for the emergence of symbolic communication: why they should be reversed15. Language, ochre, and the rule of law; References; Index; Contents: The Prehistory of Language |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454862503321 |
| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight
| The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 386 p., [12] p. : ill., maps |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BothaRudolf P
KnightChris <1942-> |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Historical linguistics - Africa Anthropological linguistics - Africa Sociolinguistics - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-383-04519-4
0-19-156767-1 1-282-26861-9 9786612268618 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795751003321 |
| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight
| The cradle of language [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 386 p., [12] p. : ill., maps |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BothaRudolf P
KnightChris <1942-> |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Historical linguistics - Africa Anthropological linguistics - Africa Sociolinguistics - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-383-04519-4
0-19-156767-1 1-282-26861-9 9786612268618 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815209603321 |
| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language and national identity in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Simpson
| Language and national identity in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Simpson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44/96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimpsonAndrew <1962-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Nationalism - Africa
Anthropological linguistics - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-153681-4
1-281-34173-8 9786611341732 1-4356-4224-4 |
| Classificazione | 17.24 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Egypt: From Egyptian to Pan-Arab Nationalism; 3 Morocco: Language, Nationalism, and Gender; 4 Sudan: Majorities, Minorities, and Language Interactions; 5 Senegal: The Emergence of a National Lingua Franca; 6 Mali: In Defence of Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism; 7 Sierra Leone: Krio and the Quest for National Integration; 8 Ghana: Indigenous Languages, English, and an Emerging National Identity; 9 Ivory Coast: The Supremacy of French; 10 Nigeria: Ethno-linguistic Competition in the Giant of Africa
11 Cameroon: Official Bilingualism in a Multilingual State12 D. R. Congo: Language and 'Authentic Nationalism'; 13 Kenya: Language and the Search for a Coherent National Identity; 14 Tanzania: The Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language; 15 The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia; 16 Zambia: 'One Zambia, One Nation, Many Languages'; 17 South Africa: The Rocky Road to Nation Building; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451516203321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language and national identity in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Simpson
| Language and national identity in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Simpson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44/96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimpsonAndrew <1962-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Nationalism - Africa
Anthropological linguistics - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-383-04327-2
0-19-153681-4 1-281-34173-8 9786611341732 1-4356-4224-4 |
| Classificazione | 17.24 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Egypt: From Egyptian to Pan-Arab Nationalism; 3 Morocco: Language, Nationalism, and Gender; 4 Sudan: Majorities, Minorities, and Language Interactions; 5 Senegal: The Emergence of a National Lingua Franca; 6 Mali: In Defence of Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism; 7 Sierra Leone: Krio and the Quest for National Integration; 8 Ghana: Indigenous Languages, English, and an Emerging National Identity; 9 Ivory Coast: The Supremacy of French; 10 Nigeria: Ethno-linguistic Competition in the Giant of Africa
11 Cameroon: Official Bilingualism in a Multilingual State12 D. R. Congo: Language and 'Authentic Nationalism'; 13 Kenya: Language and the Search for a Coherent National Identity; 14 Tanzania: The Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language; 15 The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia; 16 Zambia: 'One Zambia, One Nation, Many Languages'; 17 South Africa: The Rocky Road to Nation Building; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778237203321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language and national identity in Africa / / edited by Andrew Simpson
| Language and national identity in Africa / / edited by Andrew Simpson |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44/96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimpsonAndrew <1962-> |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Nationalism - Africa
Anthropological linguistics - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-383-04327-2
0-19-153681-4 1-281-34173-8 9786611341732 1-4356-4224-4 |
| Classificazione | 17.24 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Egypt: From Egyptian to Pan-Arab Nationalism; 3 Morocco: Language, Nationalism, and Gender; 4 Sudan: Majorities, Minorities, and Language Interactions; 5 Senegal: The Emergence of a National Lingua Franca; 6 Mali: In Defence of Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism; 7 Sierra Leone: Krio and the Quest for National Integration; 8 Ghana: Indigenous Languages, English, and an Emerging National Identity; 9 Ivory Coast: The Supremacy of French; 10 Nigeria: Ethno-linguistic Competition in the Giant of Africa
11 Cameroon: Official Bilingualism in a Multilingual State12 D. R. Congo: Language and 'Authentic Nationalism'; 13 Kenya: Language and the Search for a Coherent National Identity; 14 Tanzania: The Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language; 15 The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia; 16 Zambia: 'One Zambia, One Nation, Many Languages'; 17 South Africa: The Rocky Road to Nation Building; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826502203321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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