The Domestication of language : cultural evolution and the uniqueness of the human animal / Daniel Cloud.
| Author/creator | Cloud, Daniel author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 275 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Where do words come from? -- The conventions of a human language -- The evolution of signals -- Varieties of biological information -- The strange case of the chimpanzee -- The problem of maladaptive culture -- The cumulative consequences of a didactic adaptation -- Meaning, interpretation, and language acquisition -- What's accomplished in conversation -- Recapitulation and moral. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-263) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780231167925 cloth : alk. paper |
| ISBN | 023116792X cloth : alk. paper |
| ISBN | e-book |
| ISBN | 0231538286 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9780231538282 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P116 .C58 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |