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The singing Neanderthals : the origins of music, language, mind, and body / Steven Mithen.

By: Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007, c2006.Edition: 1st Harvard University Press pbk. edDescription: ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0674025598 (pbk.)
  • 9780674025592 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML3800 .M73 2007
Contents:
The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music -- pt. 1: The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language -- Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants -- Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia -- The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain -- Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch -- Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence -- pt. 2: The past. Grunts, barks, and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes -- Songs on the savannah : the origin of "hmmmm" communication -- Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance -- Imitating nature : communication about the natural world -- Singing for sex : Is music a product of sexual selection? -- The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development -- Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding -- Neanderthals in love : "hmmmmm" communication by Homo neanderthalensis -- The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of "hmmmmm" -- A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of "hmmmmm."
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks ML3800 .M73 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001535771

"First published in 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Ltd, London"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-360) and index.

The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music -- pt. 1: The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language -- Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants -- Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia -- The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain -- Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch -- Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence -- pt. 2: The past. Grunts, barks, and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes -- Songs on the savannah : the origin of "hmmmm" communication -- Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance -- Imitating nature : communication about the natural world -- Singing for sex : Is music a product of sexual selection? -- The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development -- Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding -- Neanderthals in love : "hmmmmm" communication by Homo neanderthalensis -- The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of "hmmmmm" -- A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of "hmmmmm."

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