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The nature and origin of language

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Denis Bouchard looks at how the human brain got the capacity for language and how language evolved. He argues that language is a system of signs and considers how these elements first came together in the brain. His account of language origins offers insights into language and to constructions that have defied decades of linguistic analysis.

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The nature and origin of language, Denis Bouchard

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2013
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Title
The nature and origin of language
Language
English
Released
2013
Format
Paperback
Pages
448
ISBN10
0199681635
ISBN13
9780199681631
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Denis Bouchard looks at how the human brain got the capacity for language and how language evolved. He argues that language is a system of signs and considers how these elements first came together in the brain. His account of language origins offers insights into language and to constructions that have defied decades of linguistic analysis.