The seeds of speech : language origin and evolution
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The seeds of speech : language origin and evolution
(Canto)
Cambridge University Press, 2000
Canto ed
- : pbk
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注記
"First published 1996. Canto edition 2000"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-268) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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 origins of human language and how it has evolved. She likens the search to a vast pre-historic jigsaw puzzle, in which numerous fragments of evidence must be assembled. Such evidence is pieced together from a mixture of linguistic and non-linguistic sources like evolution theory, archaeology, psychology, and anthropology. She explains why language is so strange, outlines recent theories about its origin, and discusses possible paths of evolution. Finally, Jean Aitchison considers what holds all languages together and prevents them from becoming unlearnably different from one another. The Seeds of Speech is a fascinating book that will appeal to everyone who is interested in the origins and evolution of human language, including linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, archaeologists, and the general reader.
目次
- Preface
- Part I. Puzzles: 1. A natural curiosity: how did language begin?
- 2. A peculiar habit: what is language for?
- 3. The bother at Babel: why do languages differ so much?
- 4. Distinct duties: is language an independent skill?
- Part II. Origin: 5. The family tree: the evolutionary background
- 6. A devious mind: the basic requirements
- 7. Broken air: inherited ingredients
- 8. Small beginnings: first steps
- Part III. Evolution: 9. The secong word: the emergence of rules
- 10. The tower of speech: expansion
- 11. Time travelling: extra attachments
- 12. Rebuilding on the high seas: keeping going
- Part IV. Diffusion: 13. The widening circle: moving outwards
- 14. The hidden core: the hunt for universals
- 15. The real magician: ruling the rules
- 16. Unweaving the rainbow: separating the strands
- 17. The endless stair: past and future
- Symbols used in the text
- Notes and suggestions for further reading
- References
- Index.
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