{"product_id":"life-and-language-beyond-earth-hardback-9781009226417","title":"Life and Language Beyond Earth (Hardback) 9781009226417","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife and Language Beyond Earth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCould we communicate with lifeforms on exoplanets? This thought-provoking book explores the likelihood of life and language beyond Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaymond Hickey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009226417, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e695 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 4.2 cm, 1.11 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Hickey's thought-provoking book … is an original, visionary description of the (admittedly limited) knowledge we have so far about the birth and development of the universe and the rise and evolution of life on Earth. It also discusses humanity's search for life on other Earth-like planets and ponders about the possible existence of languages used by intelligent beings living on a remote Earth-like planet. Although this is a lengthy book, comprising 694 pages, it is written in an engaging way, using relatively simple vocabulary and guiding the audience through detailed descriptions of more technical aspects.' Marco Condorelli, Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHave you ever wondered whether we are alone in the universe, or if life forms on other planets might exist? If they do exist, how might their languages have evolved? Could we ever understand them, and indeed learn to communicate with them? This highly original, thought-provoking book takes us on a fascinating journey over billions of years, from the formation of galaxies and solar systems, to the appearance of planets in the habitable zones of their parent stars, and then to how biology and, ultimately, human life arose on our own planet. It delves into how our brains and our language developed, in order to explore the likelihood of communication beyond Earth and whether it would evolve along similar lines. In the process, fascinating insights from the fields of astronomy, evolutionary biology, palaeoanthropology, neuroscience and linguistics are uncovered, shedding new light on life as we know it on Earth, and beyond.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow to use this book\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Approaching the topic\u003cbr\u003e 2. Looking beyond Earth\u003cbr\u003e 3. Striving to understand\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Universe We Live In: 4. Trying to grasp size\u003cbr\u003e 5. Star formation and planets\u003cbr\u003e 6. The likelihood of life\u003cbr\u003e 7. Possible conditions on an exoplanet?\u003cbr\u003e 8. How and where to look for exolife\u003cbr\u003e 9. The limits of exploration\u003cbr\u003e 10. Assessing probabilities\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Our Story on Earth: 11. The slow path of evolution\u003cbr\u003e 12. How does the whole work?\u003cbr\u003e 13. The road to Homo sapiens\u003cbr\u003e 14. The rise of human societies\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Runaway Brain: 15. The brain-to-body ratio\u003cbr\u003e 16. How brains develop\u003cbr\u003e 17. Our cognition\u003cbr\u003e 18. Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e 19. Artificial intelligence\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Language, our Greatest Gift: 20. Looking at language\u003cbr\u003e 21. Talking about language\u003cbr\u003e 22. The view from linguistics\u003cbr\u003e 23. The language faculty and languages\u003cbr\u003e 24. Language and the brain\u003cbr\u003e 25. Acquiring language\u003cbr\u003e 26. Humans and animals\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Life and Language, Here and Beyond: 27. Preconditions for life\u003cbr\u003e 28. What might exolife be like?\u003cbr\u003e 29. Looking for signs of life\u003cbr\u003e 30. The issue of first contact\u003cbr\u003e 31. Language beyond Earth\u003cbr\u003e 32. How human language arose\u003cbr\u003e 33. The language of exobeings\u003cbr\u003e 34. Looking forward: the basic questions again\u003cbr\u003e 35. Some final thoughts\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e Glossaries\u003cbr\u003e Timelines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460690964760,"sku":"9781009226417","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009226417i.jpg?v=1785458425","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-and-language-beyond-earth-hardback-9781009226417","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}