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How Language Began: Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution (Approaches to the Evolution of Language)
How Language Began Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution - Approaches to the Evolution of Language
Author: David McNeill
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, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781107605497
ISBN-10: 1107605490
Publication Date: 10/15/2012
Pages: 275
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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