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by Robbins Burling

An exploration of the origins and prehistory of language, investigating how vocabulary and grammar developed from signs and sounds. The text analyses how linguistic structures influence human thought, behaviour, and social relationships.

Accession 2426 ISBN — Publisher Oxford University Press
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