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The Seeds of Speech

- Language Origin and Evolution

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Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this wide-ranging and accessible overview, first published in 2000, Jean Aitchison explores the reasons why language is so strange, outlines recent theories about its origin, and discusses possible paths of evolution.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521785716
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 296
  • Udgivet:
  • 4. maj 2000
  • Størrelse:
  • 139x215x14 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 402 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 21. november 2024

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Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this wide-ranging and accessible overview, first published in 2000, Jean Aitchison explores the reasons why language is so strange, outlines recent theories about its origin, and discusses possible paths of evolution.

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