The Symbolic Species: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain
by Deacon, Terrence W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393038386
- ISBN 13
- 9780393038385
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Synopsis
The Symbolic Species (published 1997) is a book by anthropologist Terrence Deacon. It attempts to unravel the evolution of language and symbolic thought and to explain why language is unique to humans. The Symbolic Species is a multi-disclipinary book that at the time of publishing was seen as groundbreaking. It is considered to have bound together a wide array of ideas in a way that advanced the understanding of professionals in several fields.
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- Bookseller
- Quickhatch Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005251
- Title
- The Symbolic Species: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain
- Author
- Deacon, Terrence W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393038386
- ISBN 13
- 9780393038385
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Language Neurolinguistics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Medicine;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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