The Seeds of Speech:Language Origin and Evolution (Canto)

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作者:
2000-05
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780521785716
装帧: 平装
开本: 32开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 282页
  • 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 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.
  • 内容简介:
    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
  • 目录:
    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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