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The Symbolic Species: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain
by Terrence William Deacon
ISBN: 0393038386
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akkartik · 2012-06-19 · Original thread
Language isn't an invention, it's co-evolved with Homo Sapiens.

I highly recommend The Symbolic Species for the current state of the art in language origin theories. http://www.amazon.com/The-Symbolic-Species-Co-Evolution-Lang...