Human conversational behavior

Human Nature

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-246

  Dunbar, R I M ^a   Marriott, Anna ^b   Duncan, N D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conversational topics; Humans; Language evolution; Reproductive strategies; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039054223     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02912493     Document Type: Article

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