Between Mind and Voice introduces readers to linguistic theory. Each chapter of the book answers a fundamental question: what is language and what is linguistics, where does language come from and how is it acquired, why are there so many different languages, what is grammar and how do we study it, what principles govern the grammar of human languages.

By reading it, one will learn what we really know about language, while experiencing the joy of deconstructing and dismantling popular myths surrounding it. At the same time, it will delve into issues such as:

• what we know about the origins of language and its relationship with speech, culture, and cognition,
• the great mystery and now scientific field of language acquisition (especially by infants and toddlers),
• the building blocks of language as well as the principles on which linguistic structures are built,
• how we can explain why there are so many languages and dialects as well as linguistic change.

The book is aimed at students as well as the general public who wish to deepen their understanding of modern linguistic science.