The lopsided ape : evolution of the generative mind / Michael C. Corballis.

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Corballis, Michael C

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 366 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1429407921
9781429407922
1280539992
9781280539992
9786610539994
6610539995
0198024525
9780198024521

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lopsided ape.DDC classification:

152.3/35 20

LOC classification:

QP385.5 .C67 1991

NLM classification:

QP 385.5

Other classification:

42.85
44.90

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Contents:

1. Are Humans Unique?; 2. Human Evolution; 3. The Human Condition; 4. Human Handedness; 5. Human Language; 6. The Evolution of Language; 7. Language and the Brain; 8. Praxis and the Left Brain; 9. The Generative Mind; 10. The Duality of the Brain; 11. The Plastic Brain; 12. Conclusions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

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Summary: This detailed account of human language and evolution, reconciling the apparent dichotomy between humans and all other animals, focuses on the speculative presence of a Generative Assembly Device (GAD), unique to Homo sapiens.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-351) and index.

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This detailed account of human language and evolution, reconciling the apparent dichotomy between humans and all other animals, focuses on the speculative presence of a Generative Assembly Device (GAD), unique to Homo sapiens.

English.

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