The Dawn of Language

This richly detailed and well-researched audiobook explores the origins of human language, combining insights from archaeology, anthropology, neurology, and linguistics to unravel how our ancestors developed the ability to communicate. It examines the evolution of grammar, the differences across languages, and the impact of biological and environmental factors, while also considering how language continues to change in a globalized world. Filled with engaging examples from both humans and animals, it offers an enlightening look at why we speak the way we do and how language has shaped, and been shaped by, our evolution.