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The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour Of Mankind's Greatest Invention
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780805079074
 
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.
Paperback
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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.