Title Tools, language, and cognition in human evolution / edited by Kathleen R. Gibson and Tim Ingold

Published Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Description xii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Prologue: General introduction: Animal minds, human minds Kathleen Gibson -- A history of speculation on the relation between tools and language Gordon Hewes -- Part I. Word, Sign and Gesture: General introduction: Relations between visual-gestural and vocal-auditory modalities of communication Tim Ingold -- 1. Human gesture Adam Kendon -- 2. When does gesture become language? Susan Goldwin-Meadow -- 3. The emergence of language Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Duane Rumbaugh -- 4. A comparative approach to language parallels Charles Snowdon -- Part II. Technological Skills and Associated Social Behaviors of the Non-Human Primates: Introduction: Generative interplay between technical capacities, social relations, imitation and cognition Kathleen Gibson -- 5. Capuchin monkeys Elisabetta Visalberghi -- 6. The intelligent use of tools William McGrew -- 7. Aspects of transmission of tool use in wild chimpanzees Christophe Boesch -- Part III. Connecting Up The Brain: Introduction: Overlapping neural control of language, gesture and tool use Kathleen Gibson -- 8. Disorders of language and tool use Daniel Kempler -- 9. Sex differences in visuospatial skills Dean Falk -- 10. The unitary hypothesis William H. Calvin -- 11. Tool use, language and social behaviour in relationship to information processing capacities Kathleen Gibson -- Part IV. Perspectives on Development: Introduction: Beyond neotony and recapitulation Kathleen Gibson -- 12. Human language development and object manipulation Andrew Lock -- 13. Comparative cognitive development Jonas Langer -- 14. Higher intelligence, propositional language and culture as adaptations for planning Sue Parker and Constance Milbrath -- Part V. Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives: Introduction: Tools, techniques and technology Tim Ingold -- 15. Early stone industries and inferences regarding language and cognition Nicholas Toth and Kathy Schick -- 16. Tools and language in human evolution Iain Davidson and William Noble -- 17. Layers of thinking in tool behaviour Thomas Wynn -- 18. The complementation theory of language and tool use Peter Reynolds -- 19. Tool-use, sociality and intelligence Tim Ingold -- Epilogue: Technology, language, intelligence Tim Ingold -- Index Summary Revised versions of papers from " ... an interdisciplinary symposium, 'Tools, language, and intelligence: evolutionary implications,' held in Cascais, Portugal, March 15-24, 1990"--Pref Analysis Humans Evolution Notes Revised versions of papers from " ... an interdisciplinary symposium, 'Tools, language, and intelligence: evolutionary implications,' held in Cascais, Portugal, March 15-24, 1990"--Pref Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Brain -- Evolution -- Congresses. Cognition and culture -- Congresses. Brain -- Evolution. Cognition and culture. Cognition -- Congresses. Human evolution -- Congresses. Language and culture -- Congresses. Human evolution. Language and culture. Social evolution -- Congresses. Social evolution. Tool use in animals -- Congresses. Tool use in animals. Tools -- Social aspects -- Congresses. Tools -- Social aspects. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Author Gibson, Kathleen Rita. Ingold, Tim, 1948- LC no. 92001367 ISBN 0521414741 (hardback) 052148541X (paperback)

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