基本説明
Few topics of scientific enquiry have attracted more attention in the last decade than the origin and evolution of language. Few have offered an equivalent intellectual challenge for interdisciplinary collaborations between linguistics, cognitive science, prehistoric archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, neurophysiology, computer science and robotics. The contributions presented in this volume reflect the multiplicity of interests and research strategy used to tackle this complex issue, summarize new relevant data and emerging theories, provide an updated view of this interdisciplinary venture, and, when possible, seek a future in this broad field of study.
Full Description
Few topics of scientific enquiry have attracted more attention in the last decade than the origin and evolution of language. Few have offered an equivalent intellectual challenge for interdisciplinary collaborations between linguistics, cognitive science, prehistoric archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, neurophysiology, computer science and robotics. The contributions presented in this volume reflect the multiplicity of interests and research strategy used to tackle this complex issue, summarize new relevant data and emerging theories, provide an updated view of this interdisciplinary venture, and, when possible, seek a future in this broad field of study.
Contents
1. Introduction (by Hombert, Jean-Marie); 2. Language and archaeology; 3. From the origin of language to the diversification of languages: What can archaeology and palaeoanthropology say? (by d'Errico, Francesco); 4. Early diffusion of domestic bovids in Europe: An indicator for human contacts, exchanges and migrations? (by Tresset, Anne); 5. Language and genes; 6. Linguistic, cultural and genetic perspectives on human diversity in west-central Africa (by Veen, Lolke van der); 7. The Berber and the Berbers: Genetic and linguistic diversities (by Dugoujon, Jean-Michel); 8. East meets West: The Assam corridor (by Jacquesson, Francois); 9. Genetic and linguistic diversity in Central Asia (by Heyer, Evelyne); 10. Genetic and linguistic borders in the Himalayan Region (by Kraaijenbrink, Thirsa); 11. Language acquisition and language universals; 12. From babbling to first words in four languages: Common trends across languages and individual differences (by Kern, Sophie); 13. Language and animal communication; 14. The primate roots of human language: Primate vocal behaviour and cognition in the wild (by Zuberbuhler, Klaus); 15. Language evolution and computer modeling; 16. Can agent-based language evolution contribute to archeology? (by Steels, Luc); 17. Index
