Emergence of Communication and Language

by Angelo Cangelosi and Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

Book Overview

Empirical Investigations on Human Language.- Evolving Meaning: The Roles of Kin Selection, Allomothering and Paternal Care in Language Evolution.- 'Needs only' Analysis in Linguistic Ontogeny and Phylogeny.- Clues from Information Theory Indicating a Phased Emergence of Grammar.- Emergence of a Communication System: International Sign.- Distributed Language: Biomechanics, Functions, and the Origins of Talk.- Synthesis of Communication and Language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849966109
• ISBN13: 9781849966108
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"