Understanding the evolution of language requires evidence regarding origins and
processes that led to change. In the last 40 years, there has been an explosion of research …

The evolution of speech can be studied independently of the evolution of language, with the
advantage that most aspects of speech acoustics, physiology and neural control are shared …

Building on the strength of the previous two editions, Bergman's Comprehensive
Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation is the third installment of the classic human …

Developmental Juvenile Osteology was created as a core reference text to document the
development of the entire human skeleton from early embryonic life to adulthood. In the …

" A work of enormous breadth, likely to pleasantly surprise both general readers and
experts."—New York Times Book Review This revolutionary book provides fresh answers to …

The evolution of the faculty of language largely remains an enigma. In this essay, we ask
why. Language's evolutionary analysis is complicated because it has no equivalent in any …

What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at
long last makes sense in this intriguing book about what gossip has done for our talkative …

The propensity to make music is the most mysterious, wonderful, and neglected feature of
humankind: this is where Steven Mithen began, drawing together strands from archaeology …

It is usually assumed that modern language is a recent phenomenon, coinciding with the
emergence of modern humans themselves. Many assume as well that this is the result of a …

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 …