From hand to mouth: Some critical stages in the evolution of language
Steklis, H.D. and Harnad, Stevan (1976) From hand to mouth: Some critical stages in the evolution of language. In, Harnad, S, Steklis, H.D. and Lancaster, J.B. (eds.) Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Origins and Evolution of Language and Speech , New York Academy of Sciences, 445-455.
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ABSTRACT: An evolutionary scenario for the evolution of language, beginning with handedness, gesture and pantomime, then propositions and speech, resulting in an all-purpose symbol system capable of expressing any proposition.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | in: Harnad, S., Steklis, H. D. & Lancaster, J. B. (eds.) (1976) Origins and Evolution of Language and Speech. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 280. http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Papers/Harnad/harnad76.induction.htm Address: New York NY |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > Web & Internet Science |
| Item ID: | 253346 |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2000 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:58 |
| Contributors: | Steklis, H.D. (Author) Harnad, Stevan (Author) Harnad, S (Editor) Steklis, H.D. (Editor) Lancaster, J.B. (Editor) |
| Date: | 1976 |
| Additional Information: | in: Harnad, S., Steklis, H. D. & Lancaster, J. B. (eds.) (1976) Origins and Evolution of Language and Speech. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 280. http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Papers/Harnad/harnad76.induction.htm Address: New York NY |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Further Information: | Google Scholar |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/253346 |
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