Abstract
PART I THE PLACE OF LANGUAGE IN HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY 1. Animal and Human Communication 2. Culture, Languages, and Language 3. The Biological Roots of Language 4. Misapprehensions about the Origins of Language 5. Language as an Evolutionary Curiosity 6. The Local Optimality of Language PART II THE FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF SPEECH 7. Putting Sounds Together 8. Protolanguage 9. The Mechanics of Syntax 10. Syntax and Meaning 11. The Structure of Meanings 12. The Emergence of Meaning PART III THE ETHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE 13. Conversation Behaviour 14. Language as Information 15. The Birth of Argumentation 16. Language as an Evolutionary Paradox 17. The Political Origins of Language 18. Epilogue Bibliography Index
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