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The Cradle of Language

By Chris Knight , Rudolf Botha

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2009
ISBN
0199545855, 9780199545858, 0199545863, 9780199545865
LCC
P116 .C73 2009
Open Library ID
OL23618442M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5527488 bytes)
Series
Studies in the Evolution of Language
Pages
417\417
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book is the first to focus on the African origins of human language. It explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Scholars from around the world address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine the ways it has been interpreted. The book also considers parellel developments among Europe's Neanderthals and the contrasting outcomes for the two species. Following an extensive introduction contextualizing and linking the book's topics and approaches, fifteen chapters bring together many of the most significant recent findings and developments in modern human origins research. The fields represented by the authors include genetics, biology, behavioural ecology, linguistics, archaeology, cognitive science, and anthropology.

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