How Long to Read Language and Species

How Long Does it Take to Read Language and Species?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 11 minutes to read Language and Species by Derek Bickerton

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Language and Species presents the most detailed and well-documented scenario to date of the origins of language. Drawing on "living linguistic fossils" such as "ape talk," the "two-word" stage of small children, and pidgin languages, and on recent discoveries in paleoanthropology, Bickerton shows how a primitive "protolanguage" could have offered Homo erectus a novel ecological niche. He goes on to demonstrate how this protolanguage could have developed into the languages we speak today. "You are drawn into [Bickerton's] appreciation of the dominant role language plays not only in what we...

How long is Language and Species?

Language and Species by Derek Bickerton is 305 pages long, and a total of 77,775 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Language and Species Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Language and Species aloud.

What Reading Level is Language and Species?

Language and Species is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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