The origins of grammar : an anthropological perspective /
by Edwardes, Martin.
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BookPublisher: London : Continuum, c2010Description: xi, 180 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781441114389 (hbk.); 1441114386 (hbk.); 9781441170989 (pbk.); 1441170987 (pbk.).Subject(s): Language and languages -- Origin | Grammar, Comparative and general
Contents:
Why all the fuss? -- The story so far -- The heavy hand of generative linguistics -- Other views on language -- It's all in the mind -- Being human -- The weirdness of self -- How did we come to be human? -- How did we come to use grammar? -- What nonhumans tell us about being human -- What young humans tell us about being human -- What time tells us about being human -- The evolution of grammar.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-167) and index.
Why all the fuss? -- The story so far -- The heavy hand of generative linguistics -- Other views on language -- It's all in the mind -- Being human -- The weirdness of self -- How did we come to be human? -- How did we come to use grammar? -- What nonhumans tell us about being human -- What young humans tell us about being human -- What time tells us about being human -- The evolution of grammar.
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