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The Coevolution of Language, Teaching, and Civil Discourse Among Humans: Our Family Business

By Donald M. Morrison

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2020
ISBN
9783030485429, 9783030485436
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-48543-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3384007 bytes)
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XXI, 360\372
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Education; Educationgeneral; Language Acquisition and Development; Evo

Description

This book traces the evolutionary trajectory of language and teaching from the earliest periods of human evolution to the present day. The author argues that teaching is unique to humans and our ancestors, and that the evolution of teaching, language, and culture are the inextricably linked results of gene-culture coevolutionary processes. Drawing on related fields including archaeology, palaeontology, cultural anthropology, evolutionary psychology and linguistics, he makes the case that the need for joint attention and shared goals in complex adaptive strategies is the underlying driver for the evolution of language-like communication. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of these disciplines, as well as lay readers with an interest in human origins.

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