On the Windows Approach to language evolution

Language and Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-143

  Botha, Rudolf ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

"Degraded" forms of language; "Language" genes; Language evolution; Language fossils; Motherese; Window on language evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645880745     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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