How language began gesture and speech in human evolution / David McNeill.

Author/creator McNeill, David
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction: Gesture and the origin of language -- What evolved (in part): The Growth Point -- How it evolved (in part): Mead's Loop -- Effects of Mead's Loop -- Ontogenesis in evolution, evolution in ontogenesis -- Alternatives, their limits, and the science base of the growth point.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 236-256) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2012021835
ISBN9781107021211 (hardback : alkaline paper)
ISBN9781107605497 (paperback : alkaline paper)