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Uniquely Human: The Evolution of Speech, Thought, and Selfless Behavior
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Philip Lieberman
In a synthesis of cognitive science, anthropology, and linguistics, Philip Lieberman approaches the fundamental questions of human nature: How and why are human beings so different from other species? Can the Darwinian theory of evolution explain human linguistic and cognitive behaviour? How do our language and thought processes differ from those ...
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Eve Spoke
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Philip Lieberman
Today, scientists cite language as the distinctively human feature. But what is language--a sign, a grunt? A sound with collective symbolic meaning? This remarkable book seeks to set the record straight with a critical refinement of the language theory, providing readers for the first time with a scientific explanation of how Eve came to speak at ...
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Human Language and Our Reptilian Brain: The Subcortical Bases of Speech, Syntax, and Thought
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Philip Lieberman
This work is an entry into the fierce current debate among psycho-linguists, neuroscientists, and evolutionary theorists about the nature and origins of human language. A prominent neuroscientist here takes up the Darwinian case, using data seldom considered by psycho-linguists and neuro-linguists to argue that human language - though more ...
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Speech Physiology, Speech Perception, and Acoustic Phonetics
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Philip Lieberman
This textbook has been carefully designed to provide a thorough introduction to the study of speech. It assumes no technical background, and students from the wide variety of disciplines contributing to this new and exciting field will find the exposition always accessible. Each chapter progresses from simple examples to more detailed discussions ...
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The Biology and Evolution of Language
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Philip Lieberman
This book synthesizes much of the exciting recent research in the biology of language. Drawing on data from anatomy, neurophysiology, physiology, and behavioral biology, Lieberman develops a new approach to the puzzle of language, arguing that it is the result of many evolutionary compromises. Within his discussion, Lieberman skillfully addresses ...
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Walking the Alpine Parks of France and Northwest Italy
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Marcia R Lieberman, Philip Leiberman, Marcia Leiberman
Complete details on over 100 hikes through the uncrowded national and regional parks of France and NW Italy.
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Radio's Morning Show Personalities: Early Hour Broadcasters and Deejays from the 1920s to the 1990s
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Philip A Lieberman
Offers biographies for 28 of the trendsetting morning men, including Gene Rayburn, "Buffalo" Bob Smith, Wolfman Jack, Don Imus, and Howard Stern. This title focuses on their careers and their contributions to radio.
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Switzerland's Mountain Inns: A Walking Vacation in a World Apart
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Marcia Lieberman, Philip Lieberman
The mountain inns of Switzerland - "Berghotels" - are in a world apart. Largely undiscovered, unadvertised, and all privately owned, they are ideal for the traveller who wishes to explore the Swiss Alps off the beaten track. In themselves, these inns provide a sense of adventure and every one is unique, informal and intimate. They are a perfect ...
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Intonation, Perception, & Language
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The Emergence of the Deaf Community in Nicaragua
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Laura Polich, Philip Lieberman (Foreword by)
The sudden discovery of Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL) enthralled scholars worldwide who hoped to witness the evolution of a new language. But controversy erupted regarding the validity of NSL as a genuinely spontaneous language created by young children. Laura Polich's fascinating book recounts her nine-year study of the Deaf community in ...
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Toward an Evolutionary Biology of Language
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Philip Lieberman
In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. Philip Lieberman argues forcibly that the widely influential theories of language's ...
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Speech Physiology and Acoustic Phonetics: An Introduction
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On the Origins of Language: An Introduction to the Evolution of Human Speech
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Strange Parallels V1
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Victor B Lieberman, Edmund Burke, III (Editor), Philip D Curtin (Editor)
This ambitious work has two novel goals: to overcome the extreme fragmentation of early Southeast Asian historiography, and to connect Southeast Asian to world history. Combining careful local research with wide-ranging theory Lieberman argues that over a thousand years, each of mainland Southeast Asia's great lowland corridors experienced a ...
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Origins of the Human Mind: The Mind's Biological and Behavioral Roots
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Edward Osborne Wilson, Philip Lieberman, Professor Grover Gardner (Read by)
Pulitzer Prize Winning author Edward O. Wilson contributes two of four selections from Harvard University Press in this anthology of important writings on the evolution of human cognition. In clear, non-technical language, the mind's biological and behavioural roots are traced from their primitive beginnings in our ape-like ancestors to the ...
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The speech of primates.
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Walking Switzerland the Swiss way : from vacation apartments, hotels, mountain inns, and huts
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Marcia Lieberman, Philip Lieberman
Ultimate guide to 85 accessible dayhikes & multi-day hikes in 10 regions.
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Eve spoke : human language and human evolution
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Philip Lieberman
This text concerns the evolution of language. It follows the first "modern" humans who developed language and so produced the ability to express complex and abstract thought. The book argues that the modifications made to the brain to enable the development of language are the same as the Darwinian mechanisms that produced distinctive attributes ...
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Microsoft Word for the IBM PC
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Introducing the Apple IIc
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Diseases of the Hematopoietic System: Based on the Proceedings of the 45th Annual Anatomic Pathology Slide Seminar of the American Society of Clinical
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Robert A. Good (Editor), Merle A. Legg (Designer), Philip H. Lieberman (Editor)
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Speech Acoustics & Perception
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