Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global

by Laura Spinney

From the author of Pale Rider, drawing on cutting-edge science, the riveting story of how today's largest language family (including English) descends from one lost, ancient dialect-and what that reveals about the course of human civilization.

Daughter. Duhit r-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear the echoes of one of history's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639732586
• ISBN13: 9781639732586
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"