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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language - Hardcover

Kenneally, Christine

 
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Synopsis

A history of the quest for human language origins is comprised of two intertwined narratives that respectively trace the development of language and the process through which scientists have explored the subject, in an account that also documents the contributions of such figures as Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker.

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About the Author

Christine Kenneally is Australian and received her Ph.D. in linguistics at Cambridge. She has written about language, science, and culture for publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Scientific American, Discover, and Slate.

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ISBN 10:  0143113747 ISBN 13:  9780143113744
Publisher: Penguin Books, 2008
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