Becoming eloquent
Subtitle: advances in the emergence of language, human cognition, and modern cultures
By: edited by Francesco d'Errico, Jean-Marie Hombert.
Contributors: D'Errico, Francesco.; Hombert, Jean Marie.
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub. Co.; John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9789027232694
Subjects: Anthropological linguistics; Linguistic paleontology; Language and languages -- Origin
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Jean-Marie Hombert and Francesco d'Errico; title: Language and archaeology; title: From the origin of language to the diversification of languages : what can archaeology and palaeoanthropology say? / Francesco d'Errico ... [et al.]; title: Early diffusion of domestic bovids in Europe : an indicator for human contacts, exchanges and migrations? / Anne Tresset ... [et al.]; title: Language and genes; title: Linguistic, cultural and genetic perspectives on human diversity in west-central Africa / Lolke van der Veen, Lluis Quintana-Murci and David Comas; title: The Berber and the Berbers : genetic and linguistic diversities / Jean-Michel Dugoujon ... [et al.]; title: East meets West : the Assam corridor / François Jacquesson; title: Genetic and linguistic diversity in Central Asia / Evelyne Heyer and Philippe Mennecier; title: Genetic and linguistic borders in the Himalayan Region / Thirsa Kraaijenbrink ... [et al.]; title: Language acquisition and language universals; title: From babbling to first words in four languages : common trends across languages and individual differences / Sophie Kern, Barbara Davis and Inge Zink; title: Language and animal communication; title: The primate roots of human language : primate vocal behaviour and cognition in the wild / Klaus Zuberbühler ... [et al.]; title: Language evolution and computer modeling; title: Can agent-based language evolution contribute to archeology? / Luc Steels; title: Index.