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The first word : the search for the origins of language

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 search for the origin of human language has finally come of age. For centuries, progress in Ur-language research was slow and spasmodic; many scientists came to believe that there was no definitive way to answer its central questions. Then, in the past 20 years, everything changed. Linguist Kenneally shows how linguists, cognitive scientists, animal researchers, biologists, and geneticists have all contributed valuable new insights into language evolution.--Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • "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."@en
  • "The search for the origin of human language has finally come of age. For centuries, progress in Ur-language research was slow and spasmodic; many scientists came to believe that there was no definitive way to answer its central questions. Then, in the past 20 years, everything changed. Linguist Kenneally shows how linguists, cognitive scientists, animal researchers, biologists, and geneticists have all contributed valuable new insights into language evolution.--From publisher description."
  • "The search for the origin of human language has finally come of age. For centuries, progress in Ur-language research was slow and spasmodic; many scientists came to believe that there was no definitive way to answer its central questions. Then, in the past 20 years, everything changed. Linguist Kenneally shows how linguists, cognitive scientists, animal researchers, biologists, and geneticists have all contributed valuable new insights into language evolution.--From publisher description."@en
  • "A history of the quest for the origins of human language traces the evolution of speech and examines the methods used by scientists to explore the subject."@en

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  • "The first word : the search for the origins of language"@en
  • "The first word : the search for the origins of language"
  • "La primera palabra : la búsqueda de los orígenes del lenguaje"@es
  • "La primera palabra : la búsqueda de los orígenes del lenguaje"
  • "La primera palabra la búsqueda de los orígenes del lenguaje"@es
  • "La primera palabra la búsqueda de los orígenes del lenguaje"
  • "The first word the search for the origins of language"@en
  • "The first word the search for the origins of language"
  • "La Primera palabra : la búsqueda de los orígenes del lenguaje"
  • "The first word : the search for the origins for language"
  • "The first word"@en
  • "The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language"@en

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