The Origin of Language by Desmond Fearnley-Sander
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Description: When did language arise, and how? And why? If it is of value for the survival of a species, as it clearly is, then why has only one species succeeded in acquiring full-blown language? An interesting discussion of Terrence Deacon's 'The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain'.
The Origin of Language by Desmond Fearnley-Sander Search for papers by Deacon, T. W. Send a response to this article Search the web for related items The Human Nature Review 2002 Volume 2: 84-87 ( 21 February )
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| Page title: | The Origin of Language by Desmond Fearnley-Sander |
| Keywords: | language, evolution, Terrence Deacon, Noam Chomsky, universal grammar, Homo habilis, Australopithecines, neuroscience, brain evolution, Peirce |
| Description: | When did language arise, and how? And why? If it is of value for the survival of a species, as it clearly is, then why has only one species succeeded in acquiring full-blown language? The theory of evolution offers a framework in which these questions may be addressed. The difficulty is that language, spoken or signed, leaves no lasting trace. Which of our ancient ancestors had language, and what form their language had are matters that must be inferred from a record of fossils and ancient artefacts that is extremely sparse. |
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