The First Word

2007, hardcover, 358pp, mooi exemplaar, stiftstreep op onderkant boekblok, 24x16cm

 

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.