{"product_id":"the-first-word-the-search-for-the-origins-of-language-9780143113744","title":"The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, \u003ci\u003eThe First Word\u003c\/i\u003e is at the forefront of a controversial, compelling new field. Acclaimed science writer Christine Kenneally explains how a relatively small group of scientists that include Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker assembled the astounding narrative of how the fundamental process of evolution produced a linguistic ape-in other words, us. Infused with the wonder of discovery, this vital and engrossing book offers us all a better understanding of the story of humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Kenneally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.48w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143113744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible History of the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Word\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChristine Kenneally\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist who has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Before becoming a reporter, she received a PhD in linguistics from Cambridge University and a BA (with honors) in English and linguistics from Melbourne University. She was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and has lived in England, Iowa, and Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992703570035,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d89e6be4-2e9f-434b-a91b-622731db4d27.jpg?v=1744715250","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-first-word-the-search-for-the-origins-of-language-9780143113744","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}