An edition of How language began
(2012)
How language began
gesture and speech in human evolution
by David McNeill
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Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication.
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How language began: gesture and speech in human evolution
2012, Cambridge University Press
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1107021219 9781107021211
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Gesture and the origin of language
What evolved (in part): The Growth Point
How it evolved (in part): Mead's Loop
Effects of Mead's Loop
Ontogenesis in evolution, evolution in ontogenesis
Alternatives, their limits, and the science base of the growth point.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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