The Language Of Hunter-Gatherers - 9781009299558

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.

• | Author: Tom Güldemann, Patrick Mcconvell, Richard A. Rhodes
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 15, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 746 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1009299557
• | ISBN-13: 9781009299558