LINGUIST List 21.1847

Thu Apr 15 2010

Books: Anthropological Linguistics/Psycholinguistics: MacNeilage

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        1.    Elyse Turr, The Origin of Speech: MacNeilage
Message 1: The Origin of Speech: MacNeilage
Date: 29-Mar-2010
From: Elyse Turr <elyse.turroup.com>
Subject: The Origin of Speech: MacNeilage
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Title: The Origin of Speech Series Title: Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language Published: 2010 Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author: Peter F MacNeilage Paperback: ISBN: 0199581584 9780199581580 Pages: 408 Price: U.S. $ 39.95
Abstract:

This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speechsystem is in a league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possessiondwarfs most other evolutionary achievements. During every second of speechwe unconsciously use about 225 distinct muscle actions. To investigate theevolutionary origins of this prodigious ability, Peter MacNeilage draws onwork in linguistics, cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and animalbehavior. He puts forward a neo-Darwinian account of speech as a process ofdescent in which ancestral vocal capabilities became modified in responseto natural selection pressures for more efficient communication. Hisproposals include the crucial observation that present-day infants learningto produce speech reveal constraints that were acting on our ancestors asthey invented new words long ago.

This important and original investigation integrates the latest research onmodern speech capabilities, their acquisition, and their neurobiology,including the issues surrounding the cerebral hemispheric specializationfor speech. Written in a clear style with minimal recourse to jargon thebook will interest a wide range of readers in cognitive, neuro-, andevolutionary science, as well as all those seeking to understand the natureand evolution of speech and human communication.

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics                             Psycholinguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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