Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
- Publish date: 10/01/1998
Description:
What Robin Dunbar suggests -- and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms -- is that humans developed language to serve the purpose that grooming served, but far more efficiently. From the nit-picking of chimpanzees to our chats at coffee break, from neuroscience to paleoanthropology, Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language offers a provocative view of what makes us human.
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