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The Origins of Meaning: Language in the Light of Evolution - Studies in the Evolution of Language Hurford, James R. (, University of Edinburgh)
The Origins of Meaning: Language in the Light of Evolution - Studies in the Evolution of Language
Hurford, James R. (, University of Edinburgh)
In this, the first of two ground-breaking volumes on the nature of language in the light of the way it evolved, James Hurford looks at the origins of meaning and of its expression in language and reviews a mass of evidence to uncover the evolutionary path between the non-speaking minds of apes and our own speaking minds. This is a landmark contribution to the understanding of linguistic and thinking processes, and the fullest account yet published of the evolution oflanguage and communication.
408 pages, frontispiece
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 11, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199207855 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 406 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 241 × 25 mm · 707 g |
| Language | English |