The evolution of human language : scenarios, principles, and cultural dynamics / Wolfgang Wildgen.
"Wolfgang Wildgen presents three perspectives on the evolution of language as a key element in the evolution of mankind in terms of the development of human symbol use." "The results of this study allow for new proposals for a 'protolanguage' and for a theory of language wit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
[2004]
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| Series: | Advances in consciousness research ;
v. 57. |
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| Summary: | "Wolfgang Wildgen presents three perspectives on the evolution of language as a key element in the evolution of mankind in terms of the development of human symbol use." "The results of this study allow for new proposals for a 'protolanguage' and for a theory of language within a broader philosophical and semiotic framework, and raises interesting questions as to human consciousness, universal grammar, and linguistic methodology."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9027251932 9789027251930 1588115186 9781588115188 |
| ISSN: | 1381-589X ; |