This book proposes a detailed picture of the continuities and ruptures between communication in primates and language in humans. It explores a diversity of pers

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A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for l

How human language evolved from the need for social communication The origins of human language remain hotly debated. Despite growing appreciation of cognitive

Wolfgang Wildgen presents three perspectives on the evolution of language as a key element in the evolution of mankind in terms of the development of human symb