The Unfolding Of Language
The Evolution of Mankind`s greatest Invention
$34.10
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2006
Summary
‘Enthralling’ - A.S. Byatt
A brilliant and original exploration of how languages evolve and have evolved, comparable to Steven Pinker’s The Language Instinct in its accessibility, wit and ambition.
‘A persuasive and beautifully written take on how languages are constantly evolving… an enthralling read about human psychology and anthropology as well as linguistics.’ - ALEX BELLOS
‘Language is mankind’s greatest invention - except of course, that it was never in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099460251 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099460254 |
| Author: | Guy Deutscher |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
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Critics Review
”‘Highly original… Brilliant… How did…regular and complex languages come to exist? Deutscher’s chosen task is to unravel [a] paradox, and he does so brilliantly, witholding the secret with great skill. If I told you how it works, you wouldn’t buy the book. Both clever and convincing… this book will stretch your mind’ Independent on Sunday” “‘He really ought to be read…by anyone who persists in complaining that the English language is going to the dogs…Interesting and substantial’ Sunday Telegraph” “‘Powerful and thrilling’ Spectator” “‘I was enthralled by Guy Deutscher’s The Unfolding of Language, a history of how words came to take the forms they do, and therefore a history of the forms of the human mind.’” A.S. Byatt in the Guardian ‘Books of the Year “Fascinating… Any curious reader…will find something worth knowing in The Unfolding of Language’” Boston Globe
About The Author
Guy Deutscher
Born in 1969, Guy Deutscher read Maths at Cambridge before doing his PhD in Linguistics. Formerly a Research Fellow in Historical Linguistics at St John’s College, Cambridge, he is now at the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Languages in the University of Leiden. He lives in Amsterdam.
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