It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read From Hand to Mouth by Michael C. Corballis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A groundbreaking theory of how language arose from primate gestures It is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk? What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down? The notion that language evolved not from animal cries but from manual and facial gestures—that, for most of human history, actions have spoken louder than words—has been around since Condillac. But never before has anyone developed a full-fledged theory of how, why, and with what effects language evolved from a gestural system to the spoken word....
From Hand to Mouth by Michael C. Corballis is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read From Hand to Mouth aloud.
From Hand to Mouth is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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