About the Author

Stephen R. Anderson is professor of linguistics, psychology, and cognitive science at Yale University.

Reviews

"A terrific read, informative, judicious, and timely." Norbert Hornstein, University of Maryland "Written in a playful and highly accessible style, Anderson's book navigates some of the difficult territory of linguistics to provide an illuminating discussion of the evolution of language." Marc Hauser, author of Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think "This deeply informed and lucid book not only is an outstanding introduction to human language and to animal communication, but also identifies clearly and persuasively essential properties that distinguish them, and the enormous significance of these properties for human thought and life." Noam Chomsky"