A review by triceratopper
How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention by Daniel L. Everett

2.0

This book was in a strange place where it was too advanced for beginners, but too basic for people who are already familiar with linguistic concepts. I'm not a linguist per se (I did not study it formally, but I work in a related field) and I still felt like this missed the mark for me. There were some interesting passages and information included, and I do feel like I learned some things through reading (listening) to it. But overall, I'm not sure I would recommend this as a good introduction to linguistics or the evolution of language over our species' histories.