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Titre(s) : Origins of language revisited [Texte imprimé] : differentiation from music and the emergence of neurodiversity and autism / Nobuo Masataka, editor
Publication : Singapore : Springer, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VI-345 p.) : m
Note(s) : This book summarizes the latest research on the origins of language, with a focus
on the process of evolution and differentiation of language. It provides an update
on the earlier successful book, "The Origins of Language" edited by Nobuo Masataka
and published in 2008, with new content on emerging topics. Drawing on the empirical
evidence in each respective chapter, the editor presents a coherent account of how
language evolved, how music differentiated from language, and how humans finally became
neurodivergent as a species. Chapters on nonhuman primate communication reveal that
the evolution of language required the neural rewiring of circuits that controlled
vocalization. Language contributed not only to the differentiation of our conceptual
ability but also to the differentiation of psychic functions of concepts, emotion,
and behavior. It is noteworthy that a rudimentary form of syntax (regularity of call
sequences) has emerged in nonhuman primates. The following chapters explain how music
differentiated from language, whereas the pre-linguistic system, or the "prosodic
protolanguage," in nonhuman primates provided a precursor for both language and music.
Readers will gain a new understanding of music as a rudimentary form of language that
has been discarded in the course of evolution and its role in restoring the primordial
synthesis in the human psyche. The discussion leads to an inspiring insight into autism
and neurodiversity in humans. This thought-provoking and carefully presented book
will appeal to a wide range of readers in linguistics, psychology, phonology, biology,
anthropology and music.
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Masataka, Nobuo (1954-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Langage -- Origines
Musique et langage
Psycholinguistique
Indice(s) Dewey :
401 (23e éd.) = Langues - Philosophie et théorie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789811542497 (rel.). - ISBN 9789811542503 (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46827444h
Notice n° :
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Table des matières : Preface Nobuo Masataka At the beginning, the editor briefly introduces the purpose
and the uniqueness of having edited the present book as well as the contents of the
following 11 chapters. Chapter 1 Evidence for the gestural origins of language that
is not incompatible with the vocal theory of language origins Nobuo Masataka Primate
Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan Chapter 2 PRIMATE VOICE PHYSIOLOGY:
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND NON-HUMAN PRIMATES TAKESHI NISHIMURA
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, JapanChapter 3 Integrations
of multiple abilities underlying the vocal evolutions in primatesevolution of primate
vocalizations Hiroki Koda Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University Chapter 4 Conversational
rules among primate species Pougnault Loic1, Levréro Florence2, Lemasson Alban1 1
Rennes University, France, 2 St Etienne University, France Chapter 5 Language evolution
from a perspective of Broca's area Masumi Wakita Primate Research Institute, Kyoto
University, Inuyama, Japan Chapter 6 Social scaffolding of the development of vocal
communication and language during infancy Hirokazu Doi Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences, Nagasaki University Chapter 7 Emergence of the distinction between "verbal"
and "musical" skills in early childhood development Alexsey Nikolskey Chapter 8 Yakut
tradition of "Talking Jew's Harp" and its relation to vowel harmony as a paradigm
of formative influence of music on language. Alexsey Nikolskey Chapter 9 Were musicians
and artists in the Ice Age caves likely with autism spectrum disorder? ; A neurodiversity
hypothesis to explain the co-emergence of art and music as a type of prosodic protolanguage
Nobuo Masataka Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan Epilogue Nobuo
Masataka.