The Language of Hunter-Gatherers (Hardcover)

Hunter-gatherers are often portrayed as 'others' standing outside the main trajectory of human social evolution. But even after eleven millennia of agriculture and two centuries of widespread industrialization, hunter-gatherer societies continue to exist. This volume, using the lens of language, offers us a window into the inner workings of twenty-first-century hunter-gatherer societies - how they survive and how they interface with societies that produce more. It challenges long-held assumptions about the limits on social dynamism in hunter-gatherer societies to show that their languages are no different either typologically or sociolinguistically from other languages. With its worldwide coverage, this volume serves as a report on the state of hunter-gatherer societies at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and readers in all geographical areas will find arguments of relevance here.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2020
Editors:	Tom Guldemann • Patrick McConvell • Richard A Rhodes
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	742
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-00368-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-107-00368-7
Barcode:	9781107003682

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