{"product_id":"the-unfolding-of-language","title":"The Unfolding of Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBlending the spirit of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEats, Shoots \u0026amp; Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith the science of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Language Instinct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, an original inquiry into the development of that most essential-and mysterious-of human creations: Language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLanguage is mankind's greatest invention-except, of course, that it was never invented.\" So begins linguist Guy Deutscher's enthralling investigation into the genesis and evolution of language. If we started off with rudimentary utterances on the level of \"man throw spear,\" how did we end up with sophisticated grammars, enormous vocabularies, and intricately nuanced degrees of meaning?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on recent groundbreaking discoveries in modern linguistics, Deutscher exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication, giving us fresh insight into how language emerges, evolves, and decays. He traces the evolution of linguistic complexity from an early \"Me Tarzan\" stage to such elaborate single-word constructions as the Turkish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esehirlilestiremediklerimizdensiniz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\"you are one of those whom we couldn't turn into a town dweller\"). Arguing that destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined, Deutscher shows how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, new structures, and new meanings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs entertaining as it is erudite, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Unfolding of Language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moves nimbly from ancient Babylonian to American idiom, from the central role of metaphor to the staggering triumph of design that is the Semitic verb, to tell the dramatic story and explain the genius behind a uniquely human faculty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59453730357534,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59453730390302,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59453779542302,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/41zTtgavNKL_310eb516-99d5-451a-91f4-6487cb3c2b9e.jpg?v=1781286910","url":"https:\/\/readroombd.com\/products\/the-unfolding-of-language","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}