When Eve Laughed: The Origins of Language

Name: When Eve Laughed: The Origins of Language
Start: 2025-01-14T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-14T20:15:00+00:00
Location: UCL Anthropology

Schedule

Tue Jan 14 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:15 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

UCL Anthropology | London, EN

Chris Knight with Jerome Lewis discuss their forthcoming book on the origin of language:
"Why is it that out of 220 primate species, we are the only one which talks? Laughter, too, is unique to our species. Although quite different from language, collective and contagious laughter may have set the scene for words and grammar to evolve by establishing the necessary bonds of trust. In addition to the latest archaeological research, this talk will draw on hunter-gatherer studies to show how men learn to communicate with birds and beasts and how women use laughter as a levelling device."
Chris and Jerome will be speaking live in the Daryll Forde Seminar Room, 2nd Floor of the UCL Anthropology Dept, 14 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW. We also go out on ZOOM ID 384 186 2174 passcode Wawilak