Origins of language : constraints on hypotheses / Sverker Johansson.

By:

Johansson, Sverker, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Converging evidence in language and communication research ; v. 5.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2005.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1423761383
9781423761389
902723891X
9789027238917
1588116298
9781588116291

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Origins of language.DDC classification:

401 22

LOC classification:

P116 .O76 2005eb

Other classification:

17.12

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. What is language? -- 3. The theory of evolution -- 4. Human origins and evolution -- 5. Anatomical and neurological prerequisites -- 6. Animal communication in the wild -- 7. Can non-humans be taught language? -- 8. Language, mind, and self -- 9. Hypotheses of language origins -- 10. Why did language evolve? -- 11. Proto-language -- 12. Conclusions.

Action note:

digitized 2021. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve

Review: "Sverker Johansson has written an unusual book on language origins, with its emphasis on empirical evidence rather than theory-building. This is a book for the student or researcher who prefers solid data and well-supported conclusions, over speculative scenarios. Much that has been written on the origins of language is characterized by hypothesizing largely unconstrained by evidence. But empirical data do exist, and the purpose of this book is to integrate and review the available evidence from all relevant disciplines, not only linguistics but also, e.g., neurology, primatology, paleoanthropology, and evolutionary biology. The evidence is then used to constrain the multitude of scenarios for language origins, demonstrating that many popular hypotheses are untenable."--Jacket.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-330) and index.

Print version record.

Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL

"Sverker Johansson has written an unusual book on language origins, with its emphasis on empirical evidence rather than theory-building. This is a book for the student or researcher who prefers solid data and well-supported conclusions, over speculative scenarios. Much that has been written on the origins of language is characterized by hypothesizing largely unconstrained by evidence. But empirical data do exist, and the purpose of this book is to integrate and review the available evidence from all relevant disciplines, not only linguistics but also, e.g., neurology, primatology, paleoanthropology, and evolutionary biology. The evidence is then used to constrain the multitude of scenarios for language origins, demonstrating that many popular hypotheses are untenable."--Jacket.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2021. MiAaHDL

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. MiAaHDL