Vertical and horizontal transmission in language evolution

Transactions of the Philological Society

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-146

  Wang, William S Y ^a   Minett, James W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 27744471839     PISSN: 00791636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-968X.2005.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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