The Seeds of Speech: Language Origin and Evolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521785716)

Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. Jean Aitchison explores the origins of human language and how it has evolved. She likens the search to a vast prehistoric jigsaw puzzle, in which numerous fragments of evidence must be assembled. Such evidence is pieced together from a mixture of linguistic and nonlinguistic sources such as evolution theory, archaeology, psychology, and anthropology. This is an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the origins and evolution of human language.

Author: Jean Aitchison
ISBN-10: 0521785715
ISBN-13: 9780521785716
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2000
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d