| #1098670 in Books | Thom Scott Phillips | 2014-11-17 | 2014-11-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.23 x.44 x6.10l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 212 pages | Speaking Our Minds Why human communication is different and how language evolved to make it special||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent book on what we teach as "message processing|By KsWife|Excellent book on what we teach as "message processing." Makes good use of an evolutionary psychological approach to study of communication in general and language in particular. Cogent arguments backed by reviews of relevant research. Posits that communication -- specifically ostensive communication -- is an adap
Language is an essential part of what makes us human. Where did it come from? How did it develop into the complex system we know today? And what can an evolutionary perspective tell us about the nature of language and communication?
Drawing on a range of disciplines including cognitive science, linguistics, anthropology and evolutionary biology, Speaking Our Minds explains how language evolved and why we are the only species to communicate in this way. <...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special | Thom Scott-Phillips. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
