This book presents an evolutionary theory of the origin
and step-by-step development of linguistic structures and
cognitive abilities from the early stages of anthropogenesis to the
Upper Paleolithic. Emphasizing the social nature of the human
mind and using an extended version of C.Hempel's explanatory logic,
the author proves that language and consciousness emerged and
evolved through the daily efforts of our ancestors to overcome
mutual misunderstandings in increasingly complex social orders with
increasing tasks on memory, thinking, and normative regulation of
behavior, with the addition of new and new communicative concerns.
The book addresses questions such as the following: What unique
social conditions led to the emergence of the first protosyllables
and protowords? What steps enabled the crossing of the "linguistic
Rubicon" (between animal communication and human speech)? Why were
syllables and phonemes needed? How did our ancestors overcome the
difficulties of misunderstanding? How, when, and why did ancient
people learn to speak in turns? Why did they begin to talk about
past and distant events? What is consciousness and how did it
evolve along with language? How many original languages were there
and why are there roughly 200 philas (language macrofamilies)? How
and why did the number of languages and the degree of their
complexity change in pre-written history? Did the Romance languages
really evolve from Latin? Accordingly, the book will appeal to
scholars in various disciplines who are interested in a better
understanding of the cognitive aspects of anthropogenesis and the
ancient origins of language and consciousness.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Nikolai S Rozov
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
361 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-130629-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
3-03-130629-5 |
| Barcode: |
9783031306297 |
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