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The Seeds of Speech: Language Origin and Evolution - Canto
Aitchison, Jean (University of Oxford)
Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this wide-ranging and accessible overview, first published in 2000, Jean Aitchison explores the reasons why language is so strange, outlines recent theories about its origin, and discusses possible paths of evolution.
296 pages, 35 b/w illus. 5 maps 1 table
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 4, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521785716 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 139 × 215 × 14 mm · 402 g |
| Language | English |
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