The First Word · The Search for the Origins of Language

**An accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language**

The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, *The First Word* 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.