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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution

book by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky
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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution

Summary

Why Only Us: Language and Evolution is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution authored Language and Evolution — author (P50): Robert C. Berwick[2].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution authored Language and Evolution — author (P50): Noam Chomsky[3].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's instance of is recorded as Language and Evolution — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's instance of is recorded as Language and Evolution — instance of (P31): monograph[5].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's place of publication is recorded as Language and Evolution — place of publication (P291): Cambridge[6].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's language of work or name is recorded as Language and Evolution — language of work or name (P407): English[7].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's country of origin is recorded as Language and Evolution — country of origin (P495): United States[8].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution was released on December 30, 2015[9].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's has edition or translation is recorded as Language and Evolution — has edition or translation (P747): Q137473649[10].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's main subject is Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): evolution[11].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's main subject is Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): language[12].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's main subject is Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): origin of language[13].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's main subject is Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): evolutionary linguistics[14].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+224'}[15].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's title is recorded as Why Only Us[16].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's title is recorded as Kial nur ni[17].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's title is recorded as ¿Por qué solo nosotros?[18].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's title is recorded as Perché solo noi[19].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's subtitle is recorded as Language and Evolution[20].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's subtitle is recorded as Linguaggio ed evoluzione[21].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's copyright status is recorded as Language and Evolution — copyright status (P6216): copyrighted[22].
  • Why Only Us: Language and Evolution's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as P118 .B475 2016[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Language and Evolution — author (P50): Robert C. Berwick[2], a researcher[24], b. 1951[25], of United States[26], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[27], specialised in computing[28] and Language and Evolution — author (P50): Noam Chomsky[3], a philosopher[29], b. 1928[30], of United States[31], awarded the Orwell Award[32], specialised in linguistics[33].

Publication

Why Only Us: Language and Evolution was released on December 30, 2015[9]. Its place of publication is recorded as Language and Evolution — place of publication (P291): Cambridge[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Language and Evolution — language of work or name (P407): English[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): evolution[11], Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): language[12], Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): origin of language[13], and Language and Evolution — main subject (P921): evolutionary linguistics[14].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Reclus · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Goodreads work id → 47362335
    Main subject → evolution, language, origin of language +1
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