How language began, the story of humanity's greatest invention, Daniel L. Everett
Type
Label
How language began, the story of humanity's greatest invention, Daniel L. Everett
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
How language began
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
959808832
Responsibility statement
Daniel L. Everett
Sub title
the story of humanity's greatest invention
Summary
How Language Began ultimately explains what we know, what we<U+2019>d like to know, and what we likely never will know about how humans went from mere communication to language. Based on nearly forty years of fieldwork, Everett debunks long-held theories by some of history<U+2019>s greatest thinkers, from Plato to Chomsky. The result is an invaluable study of what makes us human
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Part One: The First Hominins; 1. Rise of the Hominins -- 2. The Fossil Hunters -- 3. The Hominins Depar -- 4. Everyone Speaks Languages of Signs -- Part Two: Human Biological Adaptations for Language; 5. Humans Get a Better Brain -- 6. How the Brain Makes Language Possible -- 7. When the Brain Goes Wrong -- 8. Talking with Tongues -- Part Three: The Evolution of Language Form; 9. Where Grammar Came From -- 10. Talking with the Hands -- 11. Just Good Enough -- Part Four: Cultural Evolution of Language; 12. Communities and Communication -- Conclusion
Target audience
adult