The recursive mind : the origins of human language, thought, and civilization

1. Verfasser: Corballis, Michael C.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Umfang/Format: x, 291 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • What is recursion?
  • Language and recursion
  • Do animals have language?
  • How language evolved from hand to mouth
  • Reliving the past
  • About time
  • The grammar of time
  • Mind reading
  • Language and mind
  • The recurring question
  • Becoming human
  • Becoming modern
  • Final thoughts.