Language evolution and the complexity criterion

Psycoloquy

Volumn 10, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Bichakjian, Bernard H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complexity; Indo European; Language evolution; Lateralization; Neoteny; Word order

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243068049     PISSN: 10550143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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