{"product_id":"why-we-talk-the-evolutionary-origins-of-language-9780199276233","title":"Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jean-Louis Dessalles | James Grieve\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstant exchange of information is integral to our societies. Jean-Louis Dessalles explores how this came into being. He develops a view of language as an instrument for conversation rather than mental representation and thought. Presenting language evolution as a natural history of conversation, the author sheds light on the emergence of communication in the hominine congregations, as well as on the human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46891205460119,"sku":"9780199276233","price":10968.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199276233.webp?v=1770272619","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-we-talk-the-evolutionary-origins-of-language-9780199276233","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}