The Ape Learns the Genitive
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About the author
The author, Dr. Klaus Berndsen, has been researching and publishing on questions of neurolinguistics and rehabilitation for many years. His particular interest has always been, and remains, brain research in connection with the development and disorders of human language. He has developed new medical treatment methods and patented medical-technical aids. In addition, he treats people with various illnesses and disabilities, particularly those with language and speech impairments.
Blurb
Human language is the most important evolutionary leap on the path from great ape to human. The book discusses selected topics relating to the "history of humankind" and linguistic development. Information from scientific sources has been taken into account as up to date as possible and prepared in such a way that it is understandable for readers interested in human history and language. The thematic discussions are complemented by colour illustrations of works of art. While the text offers the reader an interpretation of the book's central theme, the works of art open up a space in which the same theme can be interpreted individually.
Contents
Introduction to the topic; Light will be shed on the origin of humankind and its history; Bona fide – In good faith; Where the cradle of humankind stood; Humans and apes; Humans, chimpanzees and great apes; Earliest ancestors; Palaeontology and palaeoanthropology; Dating fossil finds; Dating methods; Molecular clock; Mitochondrial Eve; The Y-chromosomal Adam; How reliable can molecular genetics be?; Classification of fossil finds; Classification of selected human finds; Evolution of language; Writing as evidence; Language did not fall from the sky; Thus spoke the Neanderthal; FOXP2 – The language gene; Language in the brain; Language without an organ; Language over millions of years and epigenetics; Stage model of the evolution of language; Does a large brain have advantages; How language is learned; Four competing theories of language acquisition; Bow-wow, yo-heave-ho, ha-ha – What came first
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