Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special

Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special

Fascinating and original, Scott-Phillips presents a novel thesis explaining the origins and evolution of language to answer the questions of why language is unique to humans and how language developed. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, biology, linguistics and anthropology, it is essential reading for anyone interested in language’s evolution.