This book proposes a radical alternative to dominant views of the evolution of language, in
particular the origins of syntax. The authors draw on evidence from areas such as …

Verbal signals are sometimes used to manipulate the impressions that people form about
oneself and others. For the goal of self-enhancement, one can manipulate impressions …

The archaeology of language origins - a review Page 1 The archaeology of language origins a
review IAIN DAVIDSON” Language is afeature to distinguish the ‘human’from the ‘animal’ that …

One of the most exciting findings to emerge from recent observations of freeranging
chimpanzees in equatorial Africa is that different populations behave differently: They eat …

By 50,000 years ago, the effects of a 'symbolic explosion'—an efflorescence of human art,
song, dance and ritual—were rippling across the globe. Applied to archaeological evidence …

Abstract present an evolutionary psychological perspective on the five-factor model of
individual differences/describe the basic theoretical assumptions of the evolutionary …

Why do people gesture while speaking? What role does this activity play in verbal
exchanges? Which kind of relationship does it exhibit between the verbal and the gestural …

The origin of modern human behaviour is traced to the point at which language emerged,
giving rise to the radical change in perception that allows reference to what is perceived …

This is the first collection of articles completely and explicitly devoted to the new field
of'comparative developmental evolutionary psychology'-that is, to studies of primate abilities …

Mother and infant negotiate over food; two high-status males jockey for power; female kin
band together to get their way. It happens among humans and it happens among our closest …