{"product_id":"speaking-our-minds-why-human-communication-is-different-and-how-language-evolved-to-make-it-special-paperback","title":"Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThom Scott-Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage 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 tell us about the nature of language and communication? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a range of disciplines including cognitive science, linguistics, anthropology and evolutionary biology, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking Our Minds\u003c\/i\u003e explains how language evolved and why we are the only species to communicate in this way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a rising star in the field, this groundbreaking book is required reading for anyone interested in understanding the origins and evolution of human communication and language.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage 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 tell us about the nature of language and communication?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a range of disciplines including cognitive science, linguistics, anthropology and evolutionary biology, \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Our Minds\u003c\/em\u003e explains how language evolved and why we are the only species to communicate in this way. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWritten by a rising star in the field, this groundbreaking book is required reading for anyone interested in understanding the origins and evolution of human communication and language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThom Scott-Phillips is a research fellow in Evolutionary and Cognitive Anthropology, at Durham University, UK. He currently holds an Addison Wheeler Fellowship and a prestigious ESRC Future Research Leaders grant, and was previously a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He has spent the past 10 years studying and researching the evolutionary origins of human communication and language. His work has received multiple prizes and accolades, including the New Investigator Award from the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association in 2011, and the British Psychological Society's award for Outstanding Doctoral Research in 2010.\u003cbr\u003eThom Scott-Phillips is a research fellow in Evolutionary and Cognitive Anthropology, at Durham University, UK. He currently holds an Addison Wheeler Fellowship and a prestigious ESRC Future Research Leaders grant, and was previously a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He has spent the past 10 years studying and researching the evolutionary origins of human communication and language. His work has received multiple prizes and accolades, including the New Investigator Award from the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association in 2011, and the British Psychological Society's award for Outstanding Doctoral Research in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327011307769,"sku":"9781137334565","price":93.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VkZVVElicE52c2hpY1gwbEhYWGZqZz09.webp?v=1769573677","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/speaking-our-minds-why-human-communication-is-different-and-how-language-evolved-to-make-it-special-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}