Why Only Us: Language and Evolution
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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution

by Noam Chomsky, Robert C. Berwick

Science Linguistics Evolution
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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution examines the relationship between language and evolution. Noam Chomsky and Robert C. Berwick focus on a fundamental question: what makes human language distinctive? This concise work offers readers an opportunity to consider language’s place in human development and scientific thought.

ISBN-13 9780262533492 ASIN 0262533499 Views 46 Publisher The MIT Press Year 2017 Edition Reprint Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 224 Created May 03, 2026 Updated September 18, 2026
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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution explores the connection between language and evolution.

With a title that centers on human distinctiveness, the book considers why language may be especially significant to our species.

Written by Noam Chomsky and Robert C. Berwick, it presents a focused discussion of language through an evolutionary lens.

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