H. sapiens as ecologically special: what does language contribute?

Language Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 710-731

  Ross, Don ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Human distinctiveness; Human language; Strategic signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547881923     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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