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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
by Kenneally, Christine
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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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- The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
- Author
- Kenneally, Christine
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- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
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- 750
- ISBN 10
- 0143113747
- ISBN 13
- 9780143113744
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008-05-27
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