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The Gestural Origin Of Language

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Author : David F. Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-04-19

The Gestural Origin Of Language written by David F. Armstrong and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-19 with Psychology categories.

In The Gestural Origin of Language, Sherman Wilcox and David Armstrong use evidence from and about sign languages to explore the origins of language as we know it today. According to their model, it is sign, not spoken languages, that is the original mode of human communication. The authors demonstrate that modern language is derived from practical actions and gestures that were increasingly recognized as having the potential to represent, and hence to communicate. In other words, the fundamental ability that allows us to use language is our ability to use pictures or icons, rather than linguistic symbols. Evidence from the human fossil record supports the authors' claim by showing that we were anatomically able to produce gestures and signs before we were able to speak fluently. Although speech evolved later as a secondary linguistic communication device that eventually replaced sign language as the primary mode of communication, speech has never entirely replaced signs and gestures. As the first comprehensive attempt to trace the origin of grammar to gesture, this volume will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals in psychology, linguistics, and philosophy.

Gesture And The Nature Of Language

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Author : David F. Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-03-16

Gesture And The Nature Of Language written by David F. Armstrong and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, in particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as primatology, anthropology, and linguistics to present a groundbreaking account of the notion that language emerged through visible bodily action. Written in a clear and accessible style, Gesture and the Nature of Language will be indispensable reading for all those interested in the origins of language.

Gestural Origin Of Language Evidence From Six Unrelated Languages Three Essays Etc

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Author : Martin JOHANNESSOHN
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952

Gestural Origin Of Language Evidence From Six Unrelated Languages Three Essays Etc written by Martin JOHANNESSOHN and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with categories.

Gestural Origin Of Language Evidence From 6 Unrelated Languages Three Essays

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Author : Alexander Jóhannesson
language : is
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952

Gestural Origin Of Language Evidence From 6 Unrelated Languages Three Essays written by Alexander Jóhannesson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with categories.

From Hand To Mouth

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Author : Michael C. Corballis
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-11-10

From Hand To Mouth written by Michael C. Corballis and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-10 with Science categories.

A groundbreaking theory of how language arose from primate gestures It is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk? What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down? The notion that language evolved not from animal cries but from manual and facial gestures—that, for most of human history, actions have spoken louder than words—has been around since Condillac. But never before has anyone developed a full-fledged theory of how, why, and with what effects language evolved from a gestural system to the spoken word. Marshaling far-flung evidence from anthropology, animal behavior, neurology, molecular biology, anatomy, linguistics, and evolutionary psychology, Michael Corballis makes the case that language developed, with the emergence of Homo sapiens, from primate gestures to a true signed language, complete with grammar and syntax and at best punctuated with grunts and other vocalizations. While vocal utterance played an increasingly important complementary role, autonomous speech did not appear until about 50,000 years ago—much later than generally believed. Bringing in significant new evidence to bolster what has been a minority view, Corballis goes beyond earlier supporters of a gestural theory by suggesting why speech eventually (but not completely!) supplanted gesture. He then uses this milestone to account for the artistic explosion and demographic triumph of the particular group of Homo sapiens from whom we are descended. And he asserts that speech, like written language, was a cultural invention and not a biological fait accompli. Writing with wit and eloquence, Corballis makes nimble reference to literature, mythology, natural history, sports, and contemporary politics as he explains in fascinating detail what we now know about such varied subjects as early hominid evolution, modern signed languages, and the causes of left-handedness. From Hand to Mouth will have scholars and laymen alike talking—and sometimes gesturing—for years to come.

How Language Began

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Author : David McNeill
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-08-30

How Language Began written by David McNeill and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

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 that language began in gesture and was later replaced by speech. David McNeill challenges the popular 'gesture-first' theory that language first emerged in a gesture-only form and proposes a groundbreaking theory of the evolution of language which explains how speech and gesture became unified.

Original Signs

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Author : David F. Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Release Date : 2002

Original Signs written by David F. Armstrong and has been published by Gallaudet University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Looks at the origins of language, arguing that sign language and speech develeped at the same time and that language uses both auditory and visual senses.

Gestural Origin Of Language

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