Discussing the evolution of the assorted beasts called language

Language and Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-160

  Botha, Rudolf P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

(Dis)continuity of; (Non)gradualness of; Conceptions of language; Language evolution; Linguistic ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345846132     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0271-5309(99)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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