cultural evolution and the uniqueness of the human animal /
First Statement of Responsibility
Daniel Cloud
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Date
1412
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
275 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-263) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Where do words come from? -- The conventions of a human language -- The evolution of signals -- Varieties of biological information -- The strange case of the chimpanzee -- The problem of maladaptive culture -- The cumulative consequences of a didactic adaptation -- Meaning, interpretation, and language acquisition -- What's accomplished in conversation? -- Recapitulation and moral