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The talking ape : how language evolved /
By: Burling, Robbins.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: ix, 286 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0199279403 (alk. paper); 9780199279401:; 9780199279401 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Linguistics
| Language and languages -- Origin | AnthropologyDDC classification: 401 Summary: Robbins Burling presents an account of the origins of language. He traces language back to its earliest origins, charts the course of its development, and gives a unified picture of the sweep of language evolution. Along the way he sheds light on how language affects the way we think, behave, and relate to each other.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-268) and index.
Robbins Burling presents an account of the origins of language. He traces language back to its earliest origins, charts the course of its development, and gives a unified picture of the sweep of language evolution. Along the way he sheds light on how language affects the way we think, behave, and relate to each other.