The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest InventionBlending 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 |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Castle in the Air | 21 |
Perpetual Motion | 45 |
The Forces of Destruction | 73 |
A Reef of Dead Metaphors | 115 |
The Forces of Creation | 144 |
Craving for Order | 171 |
The Unfolding of Language | 210 |
Flipping Categories | 275 |
Laryngeals Again? | 284 |
The Cooks Counterpoint | 294 |
Notes | 306 |
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Glossary | 341 |
Acknowledgments | 347 |
Epilogue | 260 |
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The Unfolding of Language: The Evolution of Mankind's Greatest Invention Guy Deutscher No preview available - 2006 |