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The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour Of Mankind's Greatest Invention
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Hardcover
from Metropolitan Books (June 1, 2005)
9780805079074 | details & prices | 358 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.46 lbs | List price $26.00
About: The elusive forces of creation at work in human communication are exposed in an investigation into how the destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined and how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, structures, and meanings.
About: The elusive forces of creation at work in human communication are exposed in an investigation into how the destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined and how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, structures, and meanings.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Henry Holt & Co (May 2, 2006)
9780805080124 | details & prices | 358 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $20.00
About: 'Language is mankind's greatest invention--except, of course, that it was never invented.
About: 'Language is mankind's greatest invention--except, of course, that it was never invented.