First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
by Christine Kenneally
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0670034908
- ISBN 13
- 9780670034901
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What exactly is language? How did we accept a common sound for an object? Is language a science? How and why did language evolve? Includes a notes section and a 17 pg biblio.
Synopsis
An accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, The First Word is at the forefront of a controversial, compelling new field. Acclaimed science writer Christine Kenneally explains how a relatively small group of scientists that include Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker assembled the astounding narrative of how the fundamental process of evolution produced a linguistic ape?in other words, us. Infused with the wonder of discovery, this vital and engrossing book offers us all a better understanding of the story of humankind.
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- 689
- Title
- First Word
- Author
- Christine Kenneally
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670034908
- ISBN 13
- 9780670034901
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- LCCN
- 2007003182
- Keywords
- History, Language, English, Alphabet
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