How Language Began

by David McNeill

Book Overview

Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107021219
• ISBN13: 9781107021211
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.8"