{"product_id":"language-and-species-derek-bickerton-9780226046112","title":"Language and Species","description":"\u003ci\u003eLanguage and Species\u003c\/i\u003e presents the most detailed and well-documented scenario to date of the origins of language. Drawing on \"living linguistic fossils\" such as \"ape talk,\" the \"two-word\" stage of small children, and pidgin languages, and on recent discoveries in paleoanthropology, Bickerton shows how a primitive \"protolanguage\" could have offered \u003ci\u003eHomo erectus\u003c\/i\u003e a novel ecological niche. He goes on to demonstrate how this protolanguage could have developed into the languages we speak today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You are drawn into [Bickerton's] appreciation of the dominant role language plays not only in what we say, but in what we think and, therefore, what we are.\"--Robert Wright, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The evolution of language is a fascinating topic, and Bickerton's \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Species\u003c\/i\u003e is the best introduction we have.\"--John C. Marshall, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Bickerton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226046117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226046112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.99w x 0.78d","brand":"Derek Bickerton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055878729983,"sku":"9780226046112","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0107a4ac-e070-4a05-9496-61dcf70b56f0.jpg?v=1685038307","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-and-species-derek-bickerton-9780226046112","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}