Origin of Speech, The AAP this book will be the

this book will be the central reference work in this subject for many years to come

clinical reflections

rather than reading the works of medieval authors as addressing us across the centuries about some timeless or ahistorical 'human condition'

Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology is even more convenient than ever before

Origin of Speech, The AAP this book will be theThis book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other evolutionary achievements. During every second of speech we unconsciously use about 225 distinct muscle actions. To investigate the evolutionary origins of this prodigious ability, Peter MacNeilage draws on work in linguistics, cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and animal behavior.