The Talking Ape: How Language Evolved

Humans never run out of things to say. We explain, we cajole, we gossip, and we flirt—all with the help of language. But how in the space of several million years did we evolve from an ordinary primate that that could not talk to the strange human primate that can't shut up?
In this fascinating, thought-provoking book, Robbins Burling presents the most convincing account of the origins of language ever published, shedding new light on how speech affects the way we think, behave, and rela…