Format:
XVI, 192 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
0393040895
,
9780393344790
Content:
Eve Spoke presents a compelling case for the pivotal role that speech has played in human language and human evolution. Wrestling with the age-old question of why such a large gulf exists between humans and other animals, Philip Lieberman mines both the fossil record and modern neuro-scientific techniques to chart the development of the anatomy and brain mechanisms necessary for human language as we know it. Eschewing any notion of a language gene or instinct, he pursues instead an evolutionary path in which environment acts on a biological capacity to reveal the interconnectedness of systems that make us most human: precise motor skills, speech, language, and complex thought. Lieberman interweaves decades of research in anthropology, neuroscience, psychology and linguistics into his exposition on the evolution of human speech.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
,
English Studies
Keywords:
Mensch
;
Evolution
;
Sprache
;
Sprachursprung
