Thanks, Steve. If I hadn't already been persuaded to read this after speaking with you about it last night, I would have certainly been persuaded to check it out by this review.
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM, SteveC <[email protected]> wrote: > > I mentioned this book yesterday and several people seemed interested > so I thought I should do a post on it, especially I blanked on the > author's name. > > Adam's Tongue: How Humans Made Language, How Language Made Humans, by > Derek Bickerton > > http://www.amazon.com/Adams-Tongue-Humans-Made-Language/dp/0809022818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240674354&sr=8-1 > > I'm not recommending it because I'm sure he's right on how language > was acquired. He may be, he may not be. More importantly, the book > changed the way I'll look at the argument from now on. It will be > impossible to read any other accounts of language acquisition without > putting it through Bickerton's filter, asking his questions, and > demanding his level of evidence instead of hand-waving. > > A book that changes the way you think is a rare treasure. One that's > also an enjoyable read is even rarer. I like this book. > > Steve > > > -- Janice --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
