Skip to main content
G:W1:5 5
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 3 hours, 34 minutes ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain

by Johan J. Bolhuis, Martin Everaert, Robert C. Berwick, Noam Chomsky

This volume examines the biological and evolutionary parallels between birdsong and human language. It analyses acquisition, structural properties, and neurobiology to explore the origins and development of speech.

Accession 11666 ISBN 9780262018609 Publisher MIT Press
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain spine
Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain cover
Live
Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain live spine
No live
Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain spine Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain live spine
Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Animals Art Biology Communication Culture Evolution Language Life Sciences Linguistics Nature Philosophy Psychology Science Social Sciences The Brain
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-10 09:17
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
229.00 (H) × 178.00 (W) × 30.00 (T) mm
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
G:W1:5 5 Current vertical
3 hours, 34 minutes ago
G:W1:5 5 vertical
1 week, 1 day ago
G:W1:5 5 vertical
2 weeks, 6 days ago
G:W1:5 5 vertical
3 weeks ago
G:W1:5 5 vertical
3 weeks, 4 days ago
G:W1:5 5 vertical
4 weeks ago
G:W1:3 3 vertical
4 weeks ago
Unknown location vertical
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Book Location
Updated 3 hours, 34 minutes ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 00:55 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain
vernon_id
15903
accession_no→ accession_number
11666
vernon_slug
birdsong-speech-and-language-exploring-the-evolution-of-mind-and-brain-edited-by-johan-j-bolhuis-and-martin-everaert-foreword-by-robert-c-berwick-and-noam-chomsky

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone W1 (Live bays)/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9780262018609

Descriptive

production_date
2013
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
Scholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. In this book, leading scholars draw on the latest research to explore what birdsong can tell us about the biology of human speech and language and the consequences for evolutionary biology. -- Publisher's blurb.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Noam Chomsky, Robert C. Berwick, Johan J. Bolhuis, Martin Everaert
tags→ tags
Science, Life sciences, Social sciences, Civilisation, Sociology, Language and languages, Communication, Linguistics, Sound, Biology, Central nervous system, Nervous system, Organs (Anatomy), Anatomy, Life, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Medical sciences, Mind and body, Philosophical anthropology, Mind and body in art, Birdsongs, Animal sounds, Nature sounds, Bioacoustics, Brain -- Evolution, Cognitive neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Language acquisition, Nervous system -- Evolution, Speech
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
21369

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "birdsong-speech-and-language-exploring-the-evolution-of-mind-and-brain-edited-by-johan-j-bolhuis-and-martin-everaert-foreword-by-robert-c-berwick-and-noam-chomsky"
"opacObjectId": "15903"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "21369"
"cssColors": [3 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "778899"
"hue": 210
"rank": 1
"presence": 91.79
"colorName": "lightslategray"
"lightness": 53
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 14
"formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 2.18
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "5f9ea0"
"hue": 182
"rank": 3
"presence": 0.44
"colorName": "cadetblue"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "blue"
"saturation": 25
"formattedColorName": "cadet blue"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ccdada"
"hue": 180
"rank": 1
"presence": 91.79
"lightness": 82
"saturation": 15
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "53473c"
"hue": 28
"rank": 2
"presence": 2.18
"lightness": 28
"saturation": 16
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8a908f"
"hue": 170
"rank": 3
"presence": 4.51
"lightness": 55
"saturation": 2
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7c6e5c"
"hue": 33
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.39
"lightness": 42
"saturation": 14
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "547980"
"hue": 189
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.44
"lightness": 41
"saturation": 20
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "aa8d86"
"hue": 11
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.62
"lightness": 59
"saturation": 17
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "bca698"
"hue": 23
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.08
"lightness": 66
"saturation": 21
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 426
"score": 91.75
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Bird"
"imageLabelId": 331
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 244
"score": 80.91
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Beak"
"imageLabelId": 332
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 1
"score": 80.58
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "European robin"
"imageLabelId": 1055
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 1673
"score": 76.45
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Parallel"
"imageLabelId": 107
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 76.09
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 660
"score": 73.43
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Triangle"
"imageLabelId": 1
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 6
"score": 72.0
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Songbird"
"imageLabelId": 1056
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 145
"score": 68.67
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Feather"
"imageLabelId": 386
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 11006
"score": 67.58
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Art"
"imageLabelId": 4
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 8
"score": 65.78
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Perching bird"
"imageLabelId": 1057
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/4651/23e123af2aafa79c9d49e04afe3fe3479a9b2d73.jpg"
"width": "198"
"height": "255"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/4651/23e123af2aafa79c9d49e04afe3fe3479a9b2d73.jpg"
"width": "198"
"height": "255"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/4651/23e123af2aafa79c9d49e04afe3fe3479a9b2d73.jpg"
"width": "27"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/4651/23e123af2aafa79c9d49e04afe3fe3479a9b2d73.jpg"
"width": "116"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/4651/23e123af2aafa79c9d49e04afe3fe3479a9b2d73.jpg"
"width": "58"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/4651/23e123af2aafa79c9d49e04afe3fe3479a9b2d73.jpg"
"width": "198"
"height": "255"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "11666"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain / edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Martin Everaert ; foreword by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Birdsong, speech, and language : exploring the evolution of mind and brain / edited by Johan J. Bolhuis and Martin Everaert ; foreword by Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [4 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Bolhuis, Johan J."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Everaert, Martin"
"[2]": {1 keys}
"value": "Berwick, Robert C."
"[3]": {1 keys}
"value": "Chomsky, Noam"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2013"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2013-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2013-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Scholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. In this book, leading scholars draw on the latest research to explore what birdsong can tell us about the biology of human speech and language and the consequences for evolutionary biology. -- Publisher's blurb."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone W1 (Live bays)/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Cambridge/Massachusetts/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "MIT Press"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "xiv, 542 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes bibliographic references and index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9780262018609"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "401.93 BIR"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone W1 (Live bays)/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [9 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Birdsongs/Animal sounds/Nature sounds/Bioacoustics/Sound"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Birdsongs/Animal sounds/Nature sounds/Bioacoustics/Sound""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Brain -- Evolution/Central nervous system/Nervous system/Organs (Anatomy)/Anatomy/Biology/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Brain -- Evolution/Central nervous system/Nervous system/Organs (Anatomy)/Anatomy/Biology/Life sciences/Science""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Cognitive neuroscience/Neuropsychology/Neurophysiology/Neurobiology/Neurosciences/Medical sciences/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Cognitive neuroscience/Neuropsychology/Neurophysiology/Neurobiology/Neurosciences/Medical sciences/Life sciences/Science""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Language acquisition"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Language acquisition""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Linguistics"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Linguistics""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Mind and body in art"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Mind and body in art""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Mind and body/Philosophical anthropology/Life"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Mind and body/Philosophical anthropology/Life""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"value": "Nervous system -- Evolution/Organs (Anatomy)/Anatomy/Biology/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Nervous system -- Evolution/Organs (Anatomy)/Anatomy/Biology/Life sciences/Science""
"[8]": {2 keys}
"value": "Speech/Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Speech/Language and languages/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [4 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "johan-j-bolhuis"
"title": "Johan J. Bolhuis"
"relatedRecordId": "24026"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "martin-everaert"
"title": "Martin Everaert"
"relatedRecordId": "26428"
"[2]": {3 keys}
"slug": "robert-c-berwick"
"title": "Robert C. Berwick"
"relatedRecordId": "23865"
"[3]": {3 keys}
"slug": "noam-chomsky"
"title": "Noam Chomsky"
"relatedRecordId": "11189"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 4
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes