The first word the search for the origins of language and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle learn more enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The first word the search for the origins of language is a great book filled with many opinions and facts on the topic of language evolution i thoroughly enjoyed the chapters on animal communication and the chapters on the many differing opinions on whether the complexity of the human language is something truly unique. The first word the search for the origins of language covers the very fascinating topic of language and where it came from and why the first part of the book discussed several of the major theories about language origins and i felt this was where the book was strongest. The first word the search for the origins of language 2007 by christine kenneally one of the best books read in 2009 linguistics an introduction to language and communication by adrian akmajian et al chapters of the first word the search for the origins of language. The first wordis the first book of its kind written for a general audience sure to appeal to fans of steven pinkers the language instinctand jared diamonds guns germs and steel kenneallys book is set to join them as a seminal account of human history