The Origins of Complex Language: An Inquiry into the Evolutionary Beginnings of Sentences, Syllables, and Truth

by Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy

Overview

This book proposes a new theory of the origins of human language ability and presents an original account of the early evolution of language. It explains why humans are the only language-using animals, challenges the assumption that language is a consequence of intelligence, and offers a new perspective on human uniqueness. Brilliantly executed, this book draws on evidence from archaeology, linguistics, cognitive science and evolutionary biology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198238225
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	04/28/1999
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Canterbury

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The peculiarities of language
3. Truth and reference
4. Attempts to solve the problems
5. A different solution
6. Apes, anthropology, and the brain
7. Just how unique are we?
Appendix
Further reading
References
Index