Finding our tongues:mothers, infants and the origins of language
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Published: |
Basic Books,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 240 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780465002191 (alk. paper) 0465002196 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | H0 |
CLC: | H0-05 |
Call Number: | H0-05/F191 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index. Silence is golden -- Saying while soothing -- And down will come baby -- How our ancestors found their voice -- The seeds of language -- What's in a name? -- She shall have music -- Ancient gestures, modern art -- Finding our tongues. A controversial new theory that the origins of spoken language, music, and art lie in the early communication between mothers and infants.--From publisher description. |