11%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
How Language Began: Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution
David Mcneill
€ 37.99
€ 33.72
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for How Language Began: Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution
paperback. The first book to explain how speech and gesture evolved together into a system that all humans possess. Series: Approaches to the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 275 pages, 167 b/w illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: CFD; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 548. Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution. Series: Approaches to the Evolution of Language. 275 pages, 167 b/w illus. 11 tables. The first book to explain how speech and gesture evolved together into a system that all humans possess. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFD; CFZ. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 13. Weight: 552.
Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, this is the first book to explain how speech and gesture evolved together into a system that all humans possess. Nearly all theorizing about the origins of language either ignores gesture, views it as an add-on or supposes ... Read more
Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, this is the first book to explain how speech and gesture evolved together into a system that all humans possess. Nearly all theorizing about the origins of language either ignores gesture, views it as an add-on or supposes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Approaches to the Evolution of Language
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107605497
SKU
V9781107605497
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20
About David Mcneill
David McNeill is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Psychology and Linguistics at the University of Chicago. His publications include Gesture and Thought (2005) and Language and Gesture (Cambridge, 2000).
Reviews for How Language Began: Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution
'Long before embodied cognition was a recognized field of study, David McNeill was demonstrating the inseparability of language and gesture. In this new work he extends this pioneering approach to encompass the origins of human language.' Elena Levy, University of Connecticut '… grounded in the expertise of more than three decades of studying gestures with speech, this book will significantly ... Read more