Innateness, evolution, and genetics of language

Human Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-213

  Ganger, Jennifer ^a   Stromswold, Karin ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creolization; Deaf children; Evolution of language; Innateness of language; Language acquisition

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LANGUAGE; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

EID: 0032055652     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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