How Language Began revolutionizes our understanding of the one tool that has allowed us to become the "lords of the planet." Mankind has a distinct advantage ov
A Buzzfeed Gift Guide Selection “Few books on the biological and cultural origin of humanity can be ranked as classics. I believe [this] will be one of them.�
In his groundbreaking new book Daniel Everett seeks answers to questions that have perplexed thinkers from Plato to Chomsky: when and how did language begin? wh
A bold and provocative study that presents language not as an innate component of the brain—as most linguists do—but as an essential tool unique to each cul
A unique overview of the human language faculty at all levels of organization. Language is not only one of the most complex cognitive functions that we command,