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Book/Printed Material The evolution of language : towards gestural hypotheses

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Title

  • The evolution of language : towards gestural hypotheses

Summary

  • "This book discusses the scope and development of the science of language evolution - a newly emergent field that investigates the origin of language. The book is addressed to audiences who are not professionally involved in science and presents the problems of language origins together with introductory information on such topics as the theory of evolution, elements of linguistic theory, the neural infrastructure of language or the signalling theory."-- Back cover.

Names

  • ywiczyński, Przemysław, author
  • Wacewicz, Sławomir, author

Created / Published

  • Berlin : Peter Lang ; [2019]
  • © 2019

Headings

  • -  Language and languages--Origin
  • -  Linguistic change
  • -  Speech and gesture
  • -  Changement linguistique
  • -  Geste
  • -  Gestes
  • -  Langage--Origines
  • -  Language and languages--Evolution
  • -  Linguistique
  • -  Sprachentwicklung
  • -  Sprachursprung

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-264) and Index
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (284 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • P116

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020719410

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Ywiczyński, Przemysław, Author, and Sławomir Wacewicz. The Evolution of Language: Towards Gestural Hypotheses. [Berlin: Peter Lang ; ©, 2019] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020719410/.

APA citation style:

Ywiczyński, P. & Wacewicz, S. (2019) The Evolution of Language: Towards Gestural Hypotheses. [Berlin: Peter Lang ; ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020719410/.

MLA citation style:

Ywiczyński, Przemysław, Author, and Sławomir Wacewicz. The Evolution of Language: Towards Gestural Hypotheses. [Berlin: Peter Lang ; ©, 2019] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020719410/>.