The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention by Guy Deutscher

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

Guy Deutscher

358 pages first pub 2005 (view editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Blending the spirit of Eats, Shoots & Leaves with the science of The Language Instinct, an original inquiry into the development of that most essential-and mysterious-of human creations: Language Language is mankind's greatest invention-except...

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informative: 93%

challenging: 39%

reflective: 32%

funny: 21%

lighthearted: 19%

inspiring: 15%

adventurous: 2%

mysterious: 2%


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