The Social Origins of Language

by Dorothy L. Cheney, Robert M. Seyfarth, Robert Seyfarth

How human language evolved from the need for social communication

The origins of human language remain hotly debated. Despite growing appreciation of cognitive and neural continuity between humans and other animals, an evolutionary account of human language--in its modern form--remains as elusive as ever. The Social Origins of Language provides a novel perspective on this question and charts a new path toward its resolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691177236
• ISBN13: 9780691177236
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"