Music, language, and human evolution

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 12 March, 2017 - 21:18

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Bannan, Nicholas.

Source:

Oxford University Press,, Oxford, p.xii, 345 p. : (2012)

ISBN:

0199227349 (hbk.) :

Call Number:

ML3800

URL:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1303/2012563895-t.html

Keywords:

Human evolution., Language and languages., Music, Music and language., Origin.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : music, language, and human evolution / Nicholas Bannan -- Music and mosaics : the evolution of human abilities / Robert Foley -- The evolution of the human vocal tract : specialized for speech? / Margaret Clegg -- When the words dry up : music and material metaphors half a million years ago / Clive Gamble -- Hominin physiological evolution and the emergence of musical capacities / Ian Morley -- Vocal traditions of the world : towards an evolutionary account of voice production in music / Tran Quang Hai and Nicholas Bannan -- Found objects in the musical practices of hunter-gatherers : implications for the evolution of instrumental music / Pedro Epsi-Sanchis and Nicholas Bannan -- On the evolutionary function of song and dance / Robin Dunbar -- The vocal learning constellation : imitation, ritual culture, and encephalization / Bjorn Merker -- Music as an emergent exaptation / Ian Cross -- Musicians' performance prosody / Johan Sundberg -- Harmony and its role in human evolution / Nicholas Bannan.