Evolutionary semantics: Using NSM to model stages in human cognitive evolution

Language Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-79

  Goddard, Cliff ^a   Wierzbicka, Anna ^b   Fabréga, Horacio ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee cognition; Comparative cognition; Evolutionary psychology; Human evolution; Language of Thought (LOT); NSM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893354871     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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