The recursive mind : the origins of human language, thought, and civilization / Michael C. Corballis.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2011], ©2011.

x, 291 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-279) and index.

What is recursion? -- Language and recursion -- Do animals have language? -- How language evolved from hand to mouth -- Reliving the past -- About time -- The grammar of time -- Mind reading -- Language and mind -- The recurring question -- Becoming human -- Becoming modern -- Final thoughts.