The Story of Human Language

The Story of Human Language was published in 2009 and has sold over 100,000 copies. People generally review the book positively, calling it an interesting and informative read.

John McWhorter is a professor of linguistics at Columbia University. He has taught courses on linguistics and related topics at Columbia, Berkeley, Stanford, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of several books, including The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language (2003), Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (2008), and The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language (2014).

The Story of Human Language is a book about the history and evolution of human language. It covers topics such as the origins of language, how language has changed over time, and how it is used today.