TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurford,James R.
TI  - The origins of language: a slim guide 
T2  - Oxford linguistics
SN  - 9780191005176
AV  - P140 .H87 2014eb
U1  - 417.7 22
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Origin
KW  - Langage et langues
KW  - Origines
KW  - language (general communication)
KW  - aat
KW  - languages (study discipline)
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 166) and index; The prehistory of a very special ape -- Nature, nurture, and language -- How trusted talk started -- Concepts before language -- Building powerful grammar engines -- Pronunciation gets complex
N2  - Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some extent, and to engage in mind-reading. Human language, however, is characterized by its ability to efficiently express a wide range of subtle and complex meanings. After the firstsimple beginnings, human language underwent an explosion of complexity, leading to the very complicated systems of grammar
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