Origins of Human Communication (Paperback or Softback)
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First Verbs: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development by Michael Tomasello
The author argues that many of a child’s first grammatical structures are tied to individual verbs, and that earliest language is based on general cognitive and social-cognitive processes, especially event structures and cultural learning.
Beyond Nature-Nurture: Essays in Honor of Elizabeth Bates by Michael Tomasello (
The genius of Bates is founded on a deep dedication to science, supported by an enduring sense of humor. Language could be viewed as a new machine constructed entirely out of old parts.”. It is a state-of-the-art overview of many areas of cognitive science, and can be used in a graduate-level classroom in courses designed […]
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Origins of Human Communication, Paperback by Tomasello, Michael, Like New Use…
Origins of Human Communication, Paperback by Tomasello, Michael, ISBN 0262515202, ISBN-13 9780262515207, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Presents an empirically based theory of the evolutionary origins of human communication that challenges the dominant Chomskian view.
Cultural Origins of Human Cognition, Paperback by Tomasello, Michael, Brand N…
He also proposes a novel hypothesis, based on processes of social cognition and cultural evolution, about what makes the cognitive representations of humans different from those of other primates.
Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny by Michael Tomasello (English) Paperback Bo
He identifies eight pathways that differentiate humans from their primate relatives: social cognition, communication, cultural learning, cooperative thinking, collaboration, prosociality, social norms, and moral identity.
Primate Cognition, Paperback by Tomasello, Michael; Call, Josep, Brand New, F…
They integrate empirical findings on the topic from the beginning of the century to the present, placing this research in theoretical perspective. They begin with an examination of the way primates adapt to their physical world, mostly for the purpose of foraging.
Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition by Michael
For all its empirical weaknesses, Chomskian generative grammar has ruled the linguistic world for forty years. Title Constructing a Language. Their linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilities.
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