Original signs
gesture, sign, and the sources of language
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Author
Publication
1999 - Gallaudet University Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
47,500 words, Guess
Page Count
190 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL386880M
- ISBN-101563680750
- OCLC Control Number43476418
- OCLC Control Number40305610
- OCLC Control Numberoriginalsignsges00arms
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number98049671
- LibraryThing2035854
- Goodreads3632509
Classifications
- DDC401
- LCCP116 .A754 1999
Description
Since Darwin's time, the majority of evolutionary linguists have theorized that language defines human beings and that speech defines language. In Original Signs, David Armstrong disputes the latter concept by showing that language has evolved in many different ways through many different paths, not just speech. The present evidence rests in the known fact that when deaf people sign, they are using a well-formed human language. Armstrong addresses in turn the various thoughts on language development put forth by the major theorists, including Stephen J. Gould, Steven Pinker, Noam Chomsky, Terrence Deacon, and others, to finely hone his concept of the varied forms in which language developed.
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