Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0674363361
ISBN-13 : 9780674363366
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Book Synopsis Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by : Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar

Download or read book Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language written by Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, the author examines gossip as a form of 'verbal grooming', and as a means of strengthening relationships. He challenges the idea that language developed during male activities such as hunting, and that it was actually amongst women that it evolved.


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