| Author/Contributor(s): | Kenneally, Christine |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Date: | 5/27/2008 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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.