The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
by Kenneally, Christine
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good Dustjacket
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
This book explores the evolution of language and how it has been the driving force behind the development of humanity.
There is a former owner's name inside.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- High Desert Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2275
- Title
- The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
- Author
- Kenneally, Christine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press; publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 357 pages
- Size
- 6in x 9in
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- language word communication
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Reference Books; Anthropology & Sociology;
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