The origins of meaning

The origins of meaning

by Hurford, James R.

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"In this engagingly written and broadly interdisciplinary book, Jim Hurford integrates findings from ethology and neuroscience with concepts from philosophy and linguistics to make an explicit and convincing case that animals have rich concepts, and thus that meaning predated language. This is a work of broad scope and significance." W. Tecumesh Fitch, Lecturer in Psychology, University of St. Andrews, from the bookjacket.

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  • Full title :The origins of meaning / James R. Hurford.

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"In this engagingly written and broadly interdisciplinary book, Jim Hurford integrates findings from ethology and neuroscience with concepts from philosophy and linguistics to make an explicit and convincing case that animals have rich concepts, and thus that meaning predated language. This is a work of broad scope and significance." W. Tecumesh Fitch, Lecturer in Psychology, University of St. Andrews, from the bookjacket.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2007.

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  • Description:xiii, 388 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780199207855, 0199207852, 9780199207879, 0199207879
  • oclc:ocn123079229
  • LC Classification:P325
  • Dewey Decimal:401.43

Table of Contents

Part 1: Meaning Before Communication -- Part 2: Communication: What and Why?

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Subjects

Bedeutung Communication Évolution History Pragmatik semantics Semantics -- History Semantik Sémantique -- Histoire Sprachursprung Taalgenese

Writers

Hurford, James R.

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