The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention by Guy Deutscher

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

Guy Deutscher

358 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Blending 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 Language is mankind's greatest invention-except...

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informative 96%
challenging 37%
reflective 31%
funny 20%
lighthearted 17%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 3%

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medium 48%
fast 3%

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