The origin of speech / Peter F. MacNeilage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacNeilage, Peter F.

Series:

Studies in the evolution of language ; 10.

Studies in the evolution of language ; no. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Origin.

Language and languages.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important and original account of the origin and evolution of speech integrates the latest research in speech, acquisition, and neurobiology, and includes the key observation that infants learning language reveal similar constraints to those acting on our distant ancestors. It is written in a clear style with minimal recourse to jargon. - ;This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other evolutionary achievements. During every second of speech we unconsciously use about 225 d

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Speech and its origin: the frame/content theory; Part III: The relation between ontogeny and phylogeny; Part IV: Brain organization and the evolution of speech; Part V: The frame/content theory and generative linguistics; Part VI: A perspective on speech from manual evolution; Part VII: Last things; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-34132-0

9786611341329

0-19-152865-X

OCLC:

458705682