Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
Author :
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 244
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0674363361
ISBN-13 : 9780674363366
Rating : 4/5 (366 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by : Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar

Download or read book Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language written by Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, the author examines gossip as a form of 'verbal grooming', and as a means of strengthening relationships. He challenges the idea that language developed during male activities such as hunting, and that it was actually amongst women that it evolved.


Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language Related Books

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Here, the author examines gossip as a form of 'verbal grooming', and as a means of strengthening relationships. He challenges the idea that language developed d
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Robin Dunbar
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-07 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Did mankind evolve unusually large brains simply in order to gossip? Primates differ from other animals by the intensity of their social relationships, by the a
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language
Language: en
Pages: 230
Authors: Robin Dunbar
Categories: Chisme
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Did mankind evolve unusually large brains simply in order to gossip? Primates differ from other animals by the intensity of their social relationships, by the a
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Language: en
Pages: 309
Authors: Robin Dunbar
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-15 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Why do men talk and women gossip, and which is better for you? Why is monogamy a drain on the brain? And why should you be suspicious of someone who has more th
Human Evolution
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Robin Dunbar
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-01 - Publisher: Penguin UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What makes us human? How did we develop language, thought and culture? Why did we survive, and other human species fail? The past 12,000 years represent the onl