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" The making of language / "
Mike Beaken
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BL
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603723
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GBB040412b432942
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| Main Entry
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Beaken, Mike
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| Title & Author
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The making of language /\ Mike Beaken
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition
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xv, 239 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9781906716141
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: 1906716145
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| Notes
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Previous edition: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-225) and index
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| Contents
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The story so far -- Language and labour -- Apes, hominids and common ancestors -- Gestures and origins of meaning -- The making of human beings -- The making of speech -- The making of music -- The making of grammar -- Is there progress in language?
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| Abstract
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"The Making of Language presents an alternative to the prevalent view of language as the product of human genetics. It argues instead that language originated in the cooperative activity of early humans. 'We made language, as we made pots and pans.' Mike Beaken shows how early forms of communication developed in step with technology, culture and social organisation. This edition considers also the significance of music in relation to other forms of communication." --Back cover
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Language and languages-- Origin
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Historical linguistics
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Linguistics
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P116.B37 2011
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