Protolanguage as a holistic system for social interaction

Language and Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-67

  Wray, Alison ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032363845     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5309(97)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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