Cognition and Communication in the Evolution of Language

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• Anne Reboul

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• 288 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

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This book shows that language, though now routinely used for communication, actually primarily evolved as a system for thought. Anne Reboul proposes a new two-step approach whereby syntax first evolved as a language of thought, which was then externalized for communication due to social selection pressures.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Einband: Paperback