The gestural origins of language

The Origins of Language: Unraveling Evolutionary Forces

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 11-23

  Corballis, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84914124250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-79102-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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