Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... language to the beginning of cultural takeoff . Then we explore the fascinating experiments that probe the limits of communication between humans and apes . We go on to define the unique features of human lan- guage . Then the basic ...
... language to the beginning of cultural takeoff . Then we explore the fascinating experiments that probe the limits of communication between humans and apes . We go on to define the unique features of human lan- guage . Then the basic ...
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... human languages are constructed out of sounds whose physical shape and meaning have not been programmed in our genes ... language behavior of most human beings ; ( 2 ) neighboring populations in France , with whom there is considerable ...
... human languages are constructed out of sounds whose physical shape and meaning have not been programmed in our genes ... language behavior of most human beings ; ( 2 ) neighboring populations in France , with whom there is considerable ...
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... human language has unrestricted powers of productivity . One of the most important means of achieving this productivity is the arbitrariness of the elements that convey the information . Despite the importance of the genetic heritage ...
... human language has unrestricted powers of productivity . One of the most important means of achieving this productivity is the arbitrariness of the elements that convey the information . Despite the importance of the genetic heritage ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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