Becoming eloquent : advances in the emergence of language, human cognition, and modern cultures / edited by Francesco d'Errico, Jean-Marie Hombert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

D'Errico, Francesco.

Hombert, Jean Marie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropological linguistics.

Linguistic paleontology.

Language and languages--Origin.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

vi, 289 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A growing scala of computational and robotic experiments are trying to pin down the cognitive and social prerequisites that may have given rise to human language. From humble beginnings showing how a lexicon may self-organize in a population of artificial agents, these research efforts are now exploring how grammatical languages about complex scenes may emerge. This paper introduces this field of inquiry and then explores whether a dialog with archeologists might be useful.

Contents:

Introduction / Jean-Marie Hombert and Francesco d'Errico

Language and archaeology

From the origin of language to the diversification of languages : what can archaeology and palaeoanthropology say? / Francesco d'Errico ... [et al.]

Early diffusion of domestic bovids in Europe : an indicator for human contacts, exchanges and migrations? / Anne Tresset ... [et al.]

Language and genes

Linguistic, cultural and genetic perspectives on human diversity in west-central Africa / Lolke van der Veen, Lluis Quintana-Murci and David Comas

The Berber and the Berbers : genetic and linguistic diversities / Jean-Michel Dugoujon ... [et al.]

East meets West : the Assam corridor / François Jacquesson

Genetic and linguistic diversity in Central Asia / Evelyne Heyer and Philippe Mennecier

Genetic and linguistic borders in the Himalayan Region / Thirsa Kraaijenbrink ... [et al.]

Language acquisition and language universals

From babbling to first words in four languages : common trends across languages and individual differences / Sophie Kern, Barbara Davis and Inge Zink

Language and animal communication

The primate roots of human language : primate vocal behaviour and cognition in the wild / Klaus Zuberbühler ... [et al.]

Language evolution and computer modeling

Can agent-based language evolution contribute to archeology? / Luc Steels

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612444845

9781282444843

1282444840

9789027288714

9027288712

OCLC:

593240228