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The Origin and Diversification of Language

 

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CONTRIBUTORS

Leslie C. Aiello
Peter Marler
Alex Martin
Robert D. Martin
Paul A. Mellars
Steven Pinker
Johanna Nichols
Colin Renfrew

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Animal Communication and Human Language
Peter Marler

Chapter 2 The Foundations of Human Language
Leslie C. Aiello

Chapter 3 Comparative Aspects of Human Brain Evolution: Scaling, Energy Costs and Confounding Variables
Robert D. Martin

Chapter 4 Organization of Semantic Knowledge and the Origin of Words in the Brain
Alex Martin

Chapter 5 Neanderthals, Modern Humans and the Archeological Evidence for Language
Paul A. Mellars

Chapter 6 The Evolution of Human Language Faculty
Steven Pinker

Chapter 7 The Origin and Dispersal of Languages: Linguistic Evidence
Johanna Nichols

Chapter 8 The Origins of World Linguistic Diversity: An Archeological Perspective
Colin Renfrew

Suggested Citation: JABLONSKI, NINA G. AND LESLIE C. AIELLO (eds.). 1998. The Origin and Diversification of Language. San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Sciences. 200 pp.

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