Seeking the roots of human language within the tree of life Human language leaves behind
no fossil record, but scientists can use comparative biology and genetics to piece together …

Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is
known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals …

Reviews the book, Why we talk: The evolutionary origins of language by Jean-Louis
Dessalles and James Grieve (see record 2007-02272-000). This book is a translation of …

A major unanswered question for evolution is: why are humans the only species that can
talk? Secular researchers have tried to find an answer since Darwin's day, but so far they …

It is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk?
What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down?The …

Language is an essential part of what makes us human. Where did it come from? How did it
develop into the complex system we know today? And what can an evolutionary perspective …

Language, more than anything else, is what makes us human. It appears that no
communication system of equivalent power exists elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Any …

A compelling look at the quest for the origins of human language from an accomplished
linguist Language is a distinctly human gift. However, because it leaves no permanent trace …

This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a
league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other evolutionary …

Most people feel rather uneasy when reminded that we share 90% of our DNA with our ape
ancestors. The idea that we evolved from monkeys was Darwin's most controversial claim in …