Tool intelligence as an explanation of cross-linguistic variation and family resemblance an evolutionary and typological investigation Anneliese Kuhle.
Material type: TextPublisher: Lanham, Md. Lexington Books, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781498561228; 1498561225Subject(s): Language and languages -- Variation | Tool use in animals | Language acquisition | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General | Homology (Biology) | Language and languages -- Origin | Psycholinguistics | Tool use in animalsGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. DDC classification: 417/.7 LOC classification: P120.V37Online resources: EBSCOhostIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. Languages and tools -- 2. Language in the light of biological evolution -- 3. The tool hypothesis -- 4. Reciprocity in language (and beyond) -- 5. Structural variation -- 6. Functional variation -- 7. Family resemblances -- 8. The relationship to biological concepts of reciprocity -- 9. Conclusions -- Appendix A: Language information -- Appendix B: Language data sets -- Appendix C: References for figure entries -- References -- Index -- About the author.
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