Adam's Tongue: How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans

by Derek Bickerton

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How language evolved has been called "the hardest problem in science." In Adam's Tongue, Derek Bickerton--long a leading authority in this field--shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problem have fallen short. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores, and the construction of ecological niches, Bickerton produces a dazzling new alternative to the conventional...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0809016478

ISBN13:9780809016471

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Related Subjects

Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Evolution Language Arts Linguistics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Words, Language & Grammar

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