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38 produkter
Decoding Chomsky
Science and Revolutionary Politics
Av Chris Knight
Häftad, 2018
182 kr
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A fresh and fascinating look at the philosophies, politics, and intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most influential and controversial mindsOccupying a pivotal position in postwar thought, Noam Chomsky is both the founder of modern linguistics and the world’s most prominent …
Revolutionary Origins of Language
Inbunden, 2026
303 kr
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The story of the social and sexual revolution responsible for the emergence of our most prized skill—the ability to speakSpeech is unprecedented in the natural world. Yet human infants can learn the grammar of their native tongue so quickly, it is as if they knew the basics already. How did such a …
Prehistory of Language
E-bok, 2009
505 kr
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''When, why, and how did language evolve?'' ''Why do only humans have language?'' This book looks at these and other questions about the origins and evolution of language. It does so via a rich diversity of perspectives, including social, cultural, archaeological, palaeoanthropological, …
Cradle of Language
E-bok, 2009
460 kr
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This book is the first to focus on the African origins of human language. It explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Scholars from around the world address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine …
Social Origins of Language
Av Jerome Lewis, Chris Knight m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
668 kr
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This book offers an exciting new perspective on the origins of language. Language is conceptualized as a collective invention, on the model of writing or the wheel, and the book places social and cultural dynamics at the centre of its evolution: language emerged and further developed in human …
The Cradle of Language
Inbunden, 2009
2776 kr
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This book is the first to focus on the African origins of human language. It explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Scholars from around the world address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine …
The Cradle of Language
Häftad, 2009
786 kr
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This book is the first to focus on the African origins of human language. It explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Scholars from around the world address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine …
The Prehistory of Language
Inbunden, 2009
3223 kr
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'When, why, and how did language evolve?' 'Why do only humans have language?' This book looks at these and other questions about the origins and evolution of language. It does so via a rich diversity of perspectives, including social, cultural, archaeological, palaeoanthropological, musicological, …
The Prehistory of Language
Häftad, 2009
763 kr
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'When, why, and how did language evolve?' 'Why do only humans have language?' This book looks at these and other questions about the origins and evolution of language. It does so via a rich diversity of perspectives, including social, cultural, archaeological, palaeoanthropological, musicological, …
The Social Origins of Language
Av Daniel Dor, Chris Knight m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
3019 kr
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This book offers an exciting new perspective on the origins of language. Language is conceptualized as a collective invention, on the model of writing or the wheel, and the book places social and cultural dynamics at the centre of its evolution: language emerged and further developed in human …
The Social Origins of Language
Av Knight Lewis Eds Dor, Daniel Dor m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
1109 kr
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This book offers an exciting new perspective on the origins of language. Language is conceptualized as a collective invention, on the model of writing or the wheel, and the book places social and cultural dynamics at the centre of its evolution: language emerged and further developed in human …
Blood Relations
Menstruation and the Origins of Culture
Av Chris Knight
Häftad, 1995
821 kr
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This original and ingenious book presents a new theory of the origins of human culture. Integrating perspectives of evolutionary biology and social anthropology within a Marxist framework, Chris Knight rejects the common assumption that human culture was a modified extension of primate behavior and …
Approaches to the Evolution of Language
Social and Cognitive Bases
Av James R. Hurford, Michael Studdert-Kennedy m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
1274 kr
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This is one of the first systematic attempts to bring language within the neo-Darwinian framework of modern evolutionary theory, without abandoning the vast gains in phonology and syntax achieved by formal linguistics over the past forty years. The contributors, linguists, psychologists, and …
The Evolutionary Emergence of Language
Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form
Av Chris Knight, Michael Studdert-Kennedy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1777 kr
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Language has no counterpart in the animal world. Unique to Homo sapiens, it appears inseparable from human nature. But how, when and why did it emerge? The contributors to this volume - linguists, anthropologists, cognitive scientists, and others - adopt a modern Darwinian perspective which offers …
The Evolutionary Emergence of Language
Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form
Av Chris Knight, Michael Studdert-Kennedy m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
921 kr
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Language has no counterpart in the animal world. Unique to Homo sapiens, it appears inseparable from human nature. But how, when and why did it emerge? The contributors to this volume - linguists, anthropologists, cognitive scientists, and others - adopt a modern Darwinian perspective which offers …
Scents of the Kingdom
Av Chris Knight
E-bok, 2011
133 kr
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Jack McClusky , was your average man in the street. A happily married, hotel worker.He looked forward to seeing his wife,Brenda, upon her return home from work, at the end of each day. Little did he know, but one day, all that was about to change.When on a wet Friday night, He received a call from …
Thermal Energy Harvesting for Application at MEMS Scale
Av Steven Percy, Chris Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport …
Thermal Energy Harvesting for Application at MEMS Scale
Av Kate Cavanagh, Tim Moore m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
734 kr
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This book discusses the history of thermal heat generators and focuses on the potential for these processes using micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology for this application. The main focus is on the capture of waste thermal energy for example from industrial processes, transport …
Commissioned Conscript
Av Chris Knight
E-bok, 2010
76 kr
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Jeff Tozier was your everyday working man, caught up in your everyday, largely uneventful life. Little did he know that one night, a phonecall from his boss was going to change his life forever...A day worker moved to the night shift. This simple transition would introduce him to a whole new world, …
Messiah's Hand
Av Chris Knight
E-bok, 2012
46 kr
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On a seemingly ordinary Monday morning,an office secretary at Trusthouse,a reputable New Zealand Insurance firm,is astounded when she checks her answering machine. A blood-curdling,anonymous voice has left a message on the tape sometime over the weekend,informing her that her millionaire boss,Oscar …
