On modelling prelinguistic evolution in early hominins

Language and Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-275

  Botha, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee model; First language acquisition; Infant directed speech; Language evolution; Motherese; Prelinguistic evolution; Referential model; Window on language evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649202402     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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