PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language (Oxford Studies in the Evolution

Constant exchange of information is integral to our societies JeanLouis Dessalles explores how this came into being He develops a view of language as an instrument for conversation rather than mental representation and thought Presenting language evolution as a natural history ofconversation the author sheds light on the emergence of communication in the hominine congregations as well as on the human nature. Jordan Zlatev. Lecture 9. Controversies and hypotheses. 1. Controversies. What is language (again!)?. When language evolved?. How it evolved. ?. Why it evolved. ? . (Lecture 10). Can language evolution be divided in “stages”? Which? . :. A focus on . oral interaction for primary . school aged . leaners. Rhonda Oliver. Outline. What is oral interaction?. Differences between oral and written language. Oral interaction in education . Whole class talk. Session 2 . Rachel Hawkes. “Language ‘practice’ should lead to language ‘use’ but doesn’t.” . (Salter, 1989). What is the answer?. increased pair/group. work .  task-based learning. How and when to use . Group Talk. ?. An engaging starter activity using current topic or random stimulus. A strategic plenary interactively demonstrating the progress made. Or both – the beautiful symmetry of learning! . Domestication. Pedro . Semōes. , . Josiane. Santos, Margarida Matos. Presentation by . Priya. Singha, UC, Irvine. Some questions for you to think about:. What is . domestication. ? How do different . Jordan Zlatev. Lecture 5. Body and brain for language. 1. Projects. Spell out your main question(s). Make sure that it is relevant to language origins!. Define your main terms: “language”, “gesture”, “cognition”, “adaptation”, “culture” – at least provisionally. Starter: answer these questions with reference to the reading you have been doing.. Summarise what . Lakoff. (1975) says about the characteristics of female talk?. Who is Otto Jespersen (1922) and how did he conceptualise gender differences in language?. to . Language Evolution: Contact, competition and change. Salikoko S. Mufwene. University of Chicago. Language Endangerment: From . The Ecology of Language Evolution. to date. … still an embarrassing subject matter for linguistics. “The most important aspect to evaluate in early childhood settings for very young children is the amount of talk actually going on, moment by moment, between children and their caregivers.”. . Lecture 5. Body and brain for language. 1. Projects. Spell out your main question(s). Make sure that it is relevant to language origins!. Define your main terms: “language”, “gesture”, “cognition”, “adaptation”, “culture” – at least provisionally. ADMISSIONS AND OUTREACHUniversity Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JDPage 1of 7Oriental StudiesInformation Sheet for entry in 2019Arabic Chinese Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Hebrew This book proposes a new two-step approach to the evolution of language, whereby syntax first evolved as an auto-organizational process for the human conceptual apparatus (as a Language of Thought), and this Language of Thought was then externalized for communication, due to social selection pressures. Anne Reboul first argues that despite the routine use of language in communication, current use is not a failsafe guide to adaptive history. She points out that human cognition is as unique in nature as is language as a communication system, suggesting deep links between human thought and language. If language is seen as a communication system, then the specificities of language, its hierarchical syntax, its creativity, and the ability to use it to talk about absent objects, are a mystery. This book shows that approaching language as a system for thought overcomes these problems, and provides a detailed account of both steps in the evolution of language: its evolution for thought and its externalization for communication. This is the second of the two closely linked but self-contained volumes that comprise James Hurford\'s acclaimed exploration of the biological evolution of language. In the first book he looked at the evolutionary origins of meaning, ending as our distant ancestors were about to step over the brink to modern language. He now considers how that step might have been taken and the consequences it undoubtedly had. The capacity for language lets human beings formulate and express an unlimited range of propositions about real or fictitious worlds. It allows them to communicate these propositions, often overlaid with layers of nuance and irony, to other humans who can then interpret and respond to them. These processes take place at breakneck speed. Using a language means learning a vast number of arbitrary connections between forms and meanings and rules on how to manipulate them, both of which a normal human child can do in its first few years of life. James Hurford looks at how this miracle came about. The book is divided into three parts. In the first the author surveys the syntactic structures evident in the communicative behaviour of animals, such as birds and whales, and discusses how vocabularies of learned symbols could have evolved and the effects this had on human thought. In the second he considers how far the evolution of grammar depended on biological or cultural factors. In the third and final part he describes the probable route by which the human language faculty and languages evolved from simple beginnings to their present complex state.