Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language

Constant exchange of information is integral to our societies. Jean-Louis Dessalles explores how this came into being. He develops a view of language as an instrument for conversation rather than mental representation and thought.

Author: Jean-Louis Dessalles
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780199563463

About the Author

Jean-Louis Dessalles is Associate Professor at Telecom ParisTech, where he organized the Third International Conference on the Evolution of Language in 2000. He is author of L'ordinateur génétique, Aux Origines du langage and La pertinence et ses origines, all published by Hermès-Science. He has
published numerous articles in English and French on cognitive science, communication, and language evolution.

James Grieve is an Emeritus Reader at The Australian National University, Canberra. His major translations include works on autism, language and linguistics, myrmecology, Lacour-Gayet's Histoire de l'Australie, books for children, and two parts of Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu. He has
published a Dictionary of Contemporary French Connectors and two novels for Young Adults .

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