Origins Of Language: A Slim Guide

This book offers an accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language and what sets human language apart from the simple communication systems used by non-human animals. It draws on a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, neuroscience, genetics, and animal behaviour.

• | By (Author): James R. (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, University Of Edinburgh) Hurford
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 06, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 182 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0198701888
• | ISBN-13: 9780198701880