The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved

The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved

Steven Mithen (Author)

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A top scholar reveals the most complete picture to date of how early human speech led to the languages we use today 

The emergence of language began with the apelike calls of our earliest ancestors. Today, the world is home to thousands of complex languages. Yet exactly how, when, and why this evolution occurred has been one of the most enduring—and contentiously debated—questions in science. 

In The Language Puzzle, renowned archaeologist Steven Mithen puts forward a groundbreaking new account of the origins of language. Scientists have gained new insights into the first humans of 2.8 million years ago, and how numerous species flourished but only one,
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Editorial : Basic Books (18 Junio 2024)
Idioma : Inglés
Tapa dura : 544 páginas
ISBN-10 : 1541605381
ISBN-13 : 978-1541605381
Dimensiones : 6.6 x 1.75 x 9.7 pulgadas
Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº159,493 en Libros (Ver el Top 100 en Libros)
nº160 en Arqueología (Libros)
nº253 en Lingüística (Libros)
nº538 en Historia y Filosofía de la Ciencia (Libros)
Opiniones de clientes: 3.3
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