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A history of language / Steven Roger Fischer.

Fischer, Steven R. (Author).

Summary:

"Steven Roger Fischer's book charts the history of communication from the time before human language was conceived through to the media explosion of the present day. Describing modes of communication between whales, birds, insects and primates and suggesting the first contexts in which the concept of 'language' might be applied, Fischer moves from the early abilities of Homo erectus to the spread of languages worldwide, analyzing the effect of the development of writing along the way. Finally, touching on the effects of radio, television, propaganda and advertising, Fischer looks to the future, asking how electronic media are daily reshaping the world's languages and suggesting a radical reinterpretation of what language really is."--Jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 186189080X
  • ISBN: 1861890516
  • ISBN: 9781861890511
  • ISBN: 9781861890801
  • Physical Description: 240 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: London : Reaktion, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Reprinted: 2000.
Originally published in pbk.: 2001.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (221-235) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Animal Communication and 'Language' -- 2. Talking Apes -- 3. First Families -- 4. Written Language -- 5. Lineages -- 6. Towards a Science of Language -- 7. Society and Language -- 8. Future Indicative.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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