Sunday, September 23, 2007

You Are What You Read: The First Word




The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally

Viking Books, 2007

Out of all of the mysteries of the human mind, the origination and evolution of language remains one of the most controversial and highly contested. In The First Word, Christine Kenneally provides a deft overview of this complex subject. From Darwin to Chomsky to the human genome project this story of linguistic evolution provides much food for thought.

xposted to You Are What You Read

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