The social origins of language / edited by Daniel Dor, Chris Knight, and Jerome Lewis.

This book presents a new perspective on the origins of language, and highlights the key role of social and cultural dynamics in driving language evolution. It considers, among other questions, the role of gesture in communication, mimesis, play, dance, and song in extant hunter-gatherer communities,...

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Other Authors:	Dor, Danny, 1951- (Editor), Knight, Chris, 1942- (Editor), Lewis, Jerome (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Studies in the evolution of language ; 19. Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:	Language and languages > Origin. Social evolution. Cognition and culture. Social behavior in animals. Human evolution.