ISBN : 9781800811584
Author : Steven Mithen
Publisher : Profile Books Ltd
Year : 2024
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : While language is a fundamental aspect of the modern mind, explanations of how, when and why it evolved have varied across different disciplines. Bringing together evidence from archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, psychology, neuroscience and genetics, Steven Mithen presents a comprehensive account of the development of language and the impact it has had on human culture, arguing that it drew us out of the Stone Age by enabling the origin of farming.