On Collaboration: The Evolutionary Story of Human Communication
Abstract
Various explanations of the emergence of language emphasize the biological and hereditary background of human language use and claim that a basic principle in language acquisition of a young child is biological maturation. According to these approaches, language learning skill emerges as a natural trait of the human brain that can not be prevented in the direction of maturation. Tomasello, in his book “Origins of Human Communication” which was published in Turkish language by Metis publishing house in 2017, argues that the most fundamental aspects of human communication are the biological adaptations that have emerged for collaborative social interactions in general, and the linguistic dimensions of human communication are cultural structures created and used by particular cultural groups.
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References
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- Terrace, H. (2013). Becoming Human: Why Two Minds Are Better Than One. J. Metcalfe ve H. Terrace (der.), Agency and Joint Attention içinde. Oxford University Press. New York.
- Tomasello, M. (2017). İnsan İletişiminin Kökenleri (İlk Basım). (G, Koca, Çev.). İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. (Orijinal çalışma basım tarihi 2008).
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Book Review
Authors
Yasemin Karslı
İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 3, 2017
Submission Date
October 25, 2017
Acceptance Date
October 27, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 37 Number: 1