Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Devonport Library Associates Event
Michael Corballis
'The Truth About Language: What it is and Where it Came From'
Devonport Library
Tuesday 2nd May 7.30 - 9pm
Chair: Max Cryer
Birds chirp and monkeys chatter, but only humans posses the extraordinary power to tell stories and offer explanations, to explain and persuade,to use the baffle and bullshit we call language. How come?
Michael's book takes on God and Chomsky to solve perhaps the hardest problem in all of science.
Professor Emeritus Michael Corballis is chaired by Max Cryer (Hons Eng Lit and Etymology) to reveal to us the answer to this fascinating question.
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