SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human
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SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human by Simon Prentis
I couldn't stop reading until I finished it. This book should be widely read> James Lovelock>What makes us human? Why are we the only animals who wear clothes, drive cars, trawl the internet, and fly helicopters on Mars? It's all because we've learnt to talk: yet remarkably, we still don't know how we did it. SPECH> suggests an answer that's been hiding in plain sight - the simple yet radical shift that turned our analog grunts and shrieks into words. But its consequences are far from simple: being able to share ideas through language was an evolutionary tipping point - it allowed us to link up our minds. SPECH> traces our roller-coaster ride with language from hunter-gatherer to urban hipster: the epic tale of the struggle for knowledge against the false gods of culture, religion and identity - as we teeter toward a destination we may still resist, but ultimately cannot escape. About the author Simon Prentis has spent a lifetime working with other cultures and languages in over fifty countries. A veteran translator and interpreter of Japanese, his clients have ranged from national and academic institutions to cultural icons like Paul McCartney, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Zappa and Yoko Ono. A graduate of Oxford University, and a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting since 1990, he has worked extensively with the broadcast media, given expert testimony in high-profile intellectual property disputes, translated four books and reams of technical documents, and presented papers on translation and interpreting at international conferences. This is his first book. Crisp and clear - I agree with your hypothesis. Desmond Morris>I look forward to reading it. Sir David Attenborough>Bravo A compelling read. Yoko Ono>If you liked>Sapiens, you're going to love this. - Jee MandayoI couldn't stop reading until I finished it. This book should be widely read> James Lovelock>
What makes us human? Why are we the only animals who wear clothes, drive cars, trawl the internet, and fly helicopters on Mars? It's all because we've learnt to talk: yet remarkably, we still don't know how we did it. SPECH> suggests an answer that's been hiding in plain sight - the simple yet radical shift that turned our analog grunts and shrieks into words. But its consequences are far from simple: being able to share ideas through language was an evolutionary tipping point - it allowed us to link up our minds. SPECH> traces our roller-coaster ride with language from hunter-gatherer to urban hipster: the epic tale of the struggle for knowledge against the false gods of culture, religion and identity - as we teeter toward a destination we may still resist, but ultimately cannot escape. About the author Simon Prentis has spent a lifetime working with other cultures and languages in over fifty countries. A veteran translator and interpreter of Japanese, his clients have ranged from national and academic institutions to cultural icons like Paul McCartney, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Zappa and Yoko Ono. A graduate of Oxford University, and a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting since 1990, he has worked extensively with the broadcast media, given expert testimony in high-profile intellectual property disputes, translated four books and reams of technical documents, and presented papers on translation and interpreting at international conferences. This is his first book. Crisp and clear - I agree with your hypothesis. Desmond Morris>I look forward to reading it. Sir David Attenborough>Bravo A compelling read. Yoko Ono>If you liked>Sapiens, you're going to love this. - Jee MandayoSKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9781916893542 |
ISBN 10 | 1916893546 |
Title | SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human |
Author | Simon Prentis |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Hogsaloft |
Year published | 2021-05-30 |
Number of pages | 304 |
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