Grooming Gossip and the Evolution of Language by Robin Dunbar

Grooming Gossip and the Evolution of Language by Robin Dunbar

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Grooming Gossip and the Evolution of Language by Robin Dunbar

Argues that human beings have replaced the physical grooming rituals of our primate cousins with gossip, using language instead of touch to maintain social ties and intimate contact.
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ISBN 13 9780674363342
ISBN 10 0674363345
Title Grooming Gossip and the Evolution of Language
Author Robin Dunbar
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1997-03-01
Number of pages 230
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