The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
de Kenneally, Christine
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Very Good Dustjacket
- Librería
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Sobre este artículo
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.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- High Desert Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2275
- Título
- The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
- Autor
- Kenneally, Christine
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 2nd Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Viking Press; publisher
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
- Páginas
- 357 pages
- Tamaño
- 6in x 9in
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- language word communication
- Catálogos del vendedor
- World History; Reference Books; Anthropology & Sociology;
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