How Language Began
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How Language Began

The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention

Daniel Everett

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How Language Began

The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention

Daniel Everett

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About This Book

In his groundbreaking new book Daniel Everett seeks answers to questions that have perplexed thinkers from Plato to Chomsky: when and how did language begin? what is it? and what is it for?Daniel Everett confounds the conventional wisdom that language originated with Homo sapiens 150, 000 years ago and that we have a 'language instinct'. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of fields, including linguistics, archaeology, biology, anthropology and neuroscience, he shows that our ancient ancestors, Homo erectus, had the biological and mental equipment for speech one and half million years ago, and that their cultural and technological achievements (including building ocean-going boats) make it overwhelmingly likely they spoke some kind of language. How Language Began sheds new light on language and culture and what it means to be human and, as always, Daniel Everett spices his account with incident and anecdote. His book is convincing, arresting and entertaining.

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Publisher
Profile Books
Year
2017
ISBN
9781782831280
Topic
Filología
Subtopic
Lingüística

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Part One: The First Hominins
  11. Part Two: Human Biological Adaptations for Language
  12. Part Three: The Evolution of Language Form
  13. Part Four: Cultural Evolution of Language
  14. Suggested Reading
  15. Notes
  16. Index
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APA 6 Citation

Everett, D. (2017). How Language Began ([edition unavailable]). Profile. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3708112/how-language-began-the-story-of-humanitys-greatest-invention-pdf (Original work published 2017)

Chicago Citation

Everett, Daniel. (2017) 2017. How Language Began. [Edition unavailable]. Profile. https://www.perlego.com/book/3708112/how-language-began-the-story-of-humanitys-greatest-invention-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Everett, D. (2017) How Language Began. [edition unavailable]. Profile. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3708112/how-language-began-the-story-of-humanitys-greatest-invention-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Everett, Daniel. How Language Began. [edition unavailable]. Profile, 2017. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.