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The contributions to this volume reflect the state of the art in
the renewed discussion on the origin of language. Some of the most
important specialists in the field - life scientists and linguists
- primarily examine two aspects of the question: the origin of the
language faculty and the evolution of the first language. At stake
is the relation between nature and culture and between universality
and historical particularity as well as cognition, communication,
and the very essence of language.
Granddaughter of James I of England, Sophia (1630-1714) began life
a penniless princess in exile. She ended it as electress dowager of
Hanover, an emerging European power. Had she lived two months
longer, she would have succeeded to the British crown before her
son, George I. In keeping with Sophia's reputation as the era's
"most entertaining woman," her memoirs, which she wrote in French,
paint a captivating and often humorous portrait of her life as one
of Europe's preeminent noblewomen and celebrities. They also
recall, with insight and verve, her interactions with leading men
and ladies (Charles II, Louis XIV, Queen Christina of Sweden) and
long-forgotten bit players (cavaliers, concubines, clerics, and
quacks). The memoirs, which recount the first fifty years of
Sophia's life, appear here in English for the first time in their
entirety. Their publication in this series is particularly timely,
as it coincides with the three hundredth anniversary of the
Hanoverian succession (2014).
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