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008			170214s2017 xx 000 0 eng d
020			_a1869408632
020			_a9781869408633
035			_a(OCoLC)972537893 _z(OCoLC)971949145 _z(OCoLC)972102956 _z(OCoLC)972204846 _z(OCoLC)972462136 _z(OCoLC)972776648 _z(OCoLC)972952147 _z(OCoLC)973122869
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100			_aCorballis, Michael C. _928674 _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aThe truth about language : _bThat it is and where it came from / _cMichael C. Corballis.
260			_aAuckland _bAuckland University Press _c2017.
300			_a260 pages _c24 cm
505			_aBackground to the problem -- The Rubicon -- Language as miracle -- Language and natural selection -- The mental prerequisites -- Thinking without language -- Mind reading -- Stories -- Constructing language -- Hands on to language -- Finding voice -- How language is structured -- Over the Rubicon.
520			_a"Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, basically, a fortunate accident—a crossing of wires that happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans apart from other animals and onto a trajectory that would see their brains (and the products of those brains) become increasingly complex. But as Michael C. Corballis shows in The Truth about Language, it’s time to reconsider those assumptions. Language, he argues, is not the product of some “big bang” 60,000 years ago, but rather the result of a typically slow process of evolution with roots in elements of grammatical language found much farther back in our evolutionary history. Language, Corballis explains, evolved as a way to share thoughts—and, crucially for human development, to connect our own “mental time travel,” our imagining of events and people that are not right in front of us, to that of other people. We share that ability with other animals, but it was the development of language that made it powerful: it led to our ability to imagine other perspectives, to imagine ourselves in the minds of others, a development that, by easing social interaction, proved to be an extraordinary evolutionary advantage. Even as his thesis challenges such giants as Chomsky and Stephen Jay Gould, Corballis writes accessibly and wittily, filling his account with unforgettable anecdotes and fascinating historical examples. The result is a book that’s perfect both for deep engagement and as brilliant fodder for that lightest of all forms of language, cocktail party chatter" -- Publisher description.
650		0	_928675 _aLanguage and languages _xOrigin.
650		0	_928676 _aLanguage and languages _xPhilosophy.
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