{"product_id":"9783031306297","title":"World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures: How Social Orders and Communicative Concerns Gave Rise to Speech and Cognitive Abilities","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWorld-Systems Evolution and Global Futures: How Social Orders and Communicative Concerns Gave Rise to Speech and Cognitive Abilities\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRozov, Nikolai S.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents an evolutionary theory of the origin and step-by-step development of linguistic structures and cognitive abilities from the early stages of anthropogenesis to the Upper Paleolithic. Emphasizing the social nature of the human mind and using an extended version of C.Hempel's explanatory logic, the author proves that language and consciousness emerged and evolved through the daily efforts of our ancestors to overcome mutual misunderstandings in increasingly complex social orders with increasing tasks on memory, thinking, and normative regulation of behavior, with the addition of new and new communicative concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book addresses questions such as the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat unique social conditions led to the emergence of the first protosyllables and protowords?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat steps enabled the crossing of the \"linguistic Rubicon\" (between animal communication and human speech)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy were syllables and phonemes needed? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did ourancestors overcome the difficulties of misunderstanding?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow, when, and why did ancient people learn to speak in turns? Why did they begin to talk about past and distant events? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is consciousness and how did it evolve along with language?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many original languages were there and why are there roughly 200 philas (language macrofamilies)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow and why did the number of languages and the degree of their complexity change in pre-written history?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid the Romance languages really evolve from Latin?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccordingly, the book will appeal to scholars in various disciplines who are interested in a better understanding of the cognitive aspects of anthropogenesis and the ancient origins of language and consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-06-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031306297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-30630-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 361\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795668553868,"sku":"9783031306297","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031306297.jpg?v=1774038926","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031306297","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}