The Ascent of Babel : An Exploration of Language, Mind, and Understanding

Language is said to be one of the faculties which sets humans apart from the animals, the crucial thing which makes our complex social interactions possible. The Ascent of Babel explores the ways in which the mind produces and understands language. It describes, in terms accessible to the non-specialist reader, the state-of-the-art of our understanding of the mental processes that underlie our use and understanding of language.