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How Language Began revolutionizes our understanding of the one tool that has allowed us to become the "lords of the planet." Mankind has a distinct advantage ov
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A bold and provocative study that presents language not as an innate component of the brain—as most linguists do—but as an essential tool unique to each cul
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
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Here, the author examines gossip as a form of 'verbal grooming', and as a means of strengthening relationships. He challenges the idea that language developed d
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A unique overview of the human language faculty at all levels of organization. Language is not only one of the most complex cognitive functions that we command,
When Time Began
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Authors: Zecharia Sitchin
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Night and day, month after month, year after year, our ancestors dutifully recorded the passage of time on clay tablets, watching the heavens from stage towers