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Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in
common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this
wide-ranging and accessible overview, Jean Aitchison explores the
origins of human language and how it has evolved. She likens the
search to a vast pre-historic jigsaw puzzle, in which numerous
fragments of evidence must be assembled. Such evidence is pieced
together from a mixture of linguistic and non-linguistic sources
like evolution theory, archaeology, ps
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Preface;
Part I. Puzzles:
1. A natural curiosity: how did language begin?;
2. A peculiar habit: what is language for?;
3. The bother at Babel: why do languages differ so much?;
4. Distinct duties: is language an independent skill?;
Part II. Origin:
5. The family tree: the evolutionary background;
6. A devious mind: the basic requirements;
7. Broken air: inherited ingredients;
8. Small beginnings: first steps;
Part III. Evolution:
9. The secong word: the emergence of rules;
10. The tower of speech: expansion;
11. Time travelling: extra attachments;
12. Rebuilding on the high seas: keeping going;
Part IV. Diffusion:
13. The widening circle: moving outwards;
14. The hidden core: the hunt for universals;
15. The real magician: ruling the rules;
16. Unweaving the rainbow: separating the strands;
17. The endless stair: past and future; Symbols used in the text;
Notes and suggestions for further reading; References; Index.
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