Apes, Wolves, Birds, and Humans: Toward a Comparative Foundation for a Functional Theory of Language Evolution.

Hill, Jane H.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Apes, Wolves, Birds, and Humans: Toward a Comparative Foundation for a Functional Theory of Language Evolution

Hill, Jane H.

Sign Language Studies, 14, 21-58, Spr 77

This article reviews the possibilities that a comparative, functionally oriented view of communication evolution offers to a linguist interested in the evolution of human languages and suggests a wide variety of areas which might be further investigated with profit. (CFM)

Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Anthropological Linguistics, Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evolution, Language, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory

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