The Social Origins of Language Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780199665334
Description: This book presents a new perspective on the origins of language, and highlights the key role of social and cultural dynamics in driving language evolution. It considers, among other questions, the role of gesture in communication, mimesis, play, dance, and song in extant hunter-gatherer communities, and the time-frame for language evolution.