A Search for the Origins of Human Speech: Auditory and Vocal Functions of the Chimpanzee

by Shozo Kojima

Overview

An unrivaled world authority in the area, Shozo Kojima presents a detailed overview of chimpanzees' auditory sense and vocalization and demonstrates how human speech has evolved. Based on unique longitudinal studies over a few decades, Kojima has put together his theories and findings into a single volume, making them available to an international readership for the first time. This book is a joint publication with Kyoto University Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784876984558
Publisher:	Trans Pacific Press
Publication date:	02/28/2003
Series:	Kyoto Area Studies on Asia Series
Pages:	195
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
Chapter 2	Auditory and vocal functions	5
Chapter 3	Behavioral and acoustical procedures	18
Chapter 4	Basic auditory functions	27
Chapter 5	Perception of human speech sounds	47
Chapter 6	Perception of species-specific vocal sounds	72
Chapter 7	Auditory cognition	94
Chapter 8	Vocal operant	125
Chapter 9	Early vocal development	128
Chapter 10	Vocal communication	143
Chapter 11	Action and language--laterality of the brain	152
Chapter 12	Conclusion	173
	Bibliography	176
	Index	193