Screen LibraryFinding our tongues：mothers, infants and the origins of language
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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. |