عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
P106 .B4667 2010
P106
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B4667
2010
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0809016478
(Number (ISBN
9780809016471
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b717101
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Adam's tongue :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
how humans made language, how language made humans /
First Statement of Responsibility
Derek Bickerton.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Hill and Wang,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
286 pages ;
Dimensions
21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-271) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The size of the problem -- Thinking like engineers -- Singing apes? -- Chatting apes? -- Niches aren't everything (they're the only thing) -- Our ancestors in their niches -- Go to the ant, thou sluggard -- The big bang -- The challenge from Chomsky -- Making up our minds -- An acorn grows to a sapling -- The sapling becomes an oak.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problen have fallen short. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores and the construction of ecological niches, Bickerton produces a dazzling new alternative to the conventional wisdom.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human evolution.
Language and languages-- Origin.
Human evolution.
Language and languages-- Origin.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
401
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
P106
Book number
.
B4667
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Bickerton, Derek.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201208092901.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
