{"product_id":"why-we-talk-the-evolutionary-origins-of-language-9780199563463","title":"Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Louis Dessalles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199563463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Louis Dessalles\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor at Telecom ParisTech, where he organized the Third International Conference on the Evolution of Language in 2000. He is author of \u003cem\u003eL'ordinateur génétique, Aux Origines du langage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLa pertinence et ses origines\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by Hermès-Science. He has\u003cbr\u003epublished numerous articles in English and French on cognitive science, communication, and language evolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJames Grieve\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Emeritus Reader at The Australian National University, Canberra. His major translations include works on autism, language and linguistics, myrmecology, Lacour-Gayet's \u003cem\u003eHistoire de l'Australie\u003c\/em\u003e, books for children, and two parts of Proust's \u003cem\u003eÀ la recherche du temps perdu\u003c\/em\u003e. He has\u003cbr\u003epublished a \u003cem\u003eDictionary of Contemporary French Connectors\u003c\/em\u003e and two novels for Young Adults .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934223220851,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bda91d1c-92f7-44f4-b4f1-b18bbdfe3315.jpg?v=1647878174","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/why-we-talk-the-evolutionary-origins-of-language-9780199563463","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}