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Origins and evolution of language and speech

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Origins and evolution of language and speech. Edited by Stevan R.Harnad, Horst D.Steklis, and JaneLancaster. (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 280.) New York, 1976. Pp. vii, 914.

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Jane H. Hill and
Robert B. Most
Jane H. Hill
Affiliation:
Wayne State University
Robert B. Most
Affiliation:
Wayne State University
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Language , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , September 1978, pp. 647 - 660
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Copyright © 1978 by Linguistic Society of America

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