Gesture and the Nature of Language
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521467721
ISBN-13
9780521467728
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 16th, 1995
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
364 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 14.00 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
SociolinguisticsGrammar, syntax & morphology
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This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, and in particular the origins of syntax. The authors argue that manual and vocal communication developed in parallel, and that the basic elements of syntax are intrinsic to gesture.
This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, and in particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as primatology, anthropology, and linguistics, to present a groundbreaking account of the notion that language emerged through visible bodily action.
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