The Language of Hunter-Gatherers

Tom Güldemann (Curatore)

Patrick McConvell (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2020

Hunter-gatherers are often portrayed as 'others' standing outside the main trajectory of human social evolution. But even after eleven millennia of agriculture and two centuries of widespread industrialization, hunter-gatherer societies continue to exist. This volume, using the lens of language, offers us a window into the inner workings of twenty-first-century hunter-gatherer societies - how they survive and how they interface with societies that produce more. It challenges long-held assumptions about the limits on social dynamism in hunter-gatherer societies to show that their languages are no different either typologically or sociolinguistically from other languages. With its worldwide coverage, this volume serves as a report on the state of hunter-gatherer societies at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and readers in all geographical areas will find arguments of relevance here.

• Curatore: Tom Güldemann, Patrick McConvell
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 742 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• Peso: 1300 gr.
• EAN: 9781107003682

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