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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language

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Availability:In StockContributor:Christine KenneallyAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-06-01Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143113744ISBN-10:143113747UPC:9780143113744Book Category:Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Linguistics, AnthropologyBook Topic:Evolution, Etymology, Cultural & SocialSize:8.40 x 5.48 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCTG6WAJW4
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143113744ISBN-10:143113747UPC:9780143113744Book Category:Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Linguistics, AnthropologyBook Topic:Evolution, Etymology, Cultural & SocialSize:8.40 x 5.48 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCTG6WAJW4
Author of The Invisible History of the Human Race and The First Word, Christine Kenneally is an award-winning journalist who has written for The New Yorker, the New York Times, Slate, Time, New Scientist, The Monthly, and other publications. Before becoming a reporter, she received a PhD in linguistics from Cambridge University and a BA (with honors) in English and linguistics from Melbourne University. She was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and has lived in England, Iowa, and Brooklyn, New York.
Publisher: Penguin Books

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