Pointing and the Evolution of Language: An Applied Evolutionary Epistemological Approach

Numerous evolutionary linguists have indicated that human pointing behaviour might be associated with the evolution of language. At an ontogenetic level, and in normal individuals, pointing develops spontaneously and the onset of human pointing precedes as well as facilitates phases in speech and l...

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Main Author: Nathalie Gontier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Culturale Humana.Mente 2013-07-01
Series:Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies
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Online Access:http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/148