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The Genesis of Grammar: A Reconstruction (Studies in the Evolution of Language)
The Genesis of Grammar A Reconstruction - Studies in the Evolution of Language
Author: Bernd Heine, Tania Kuteva
This book reconstructs what the earliest grammars might have been and shows how they could have led to the languages of modern humankind. — Like other biological phenomena, language cannot be fully understood without reference to its evolution, whether proven or hypothesized," wrote Talmy Givón in 2002. As the languages spoken 8,000 years ago wer...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199227761
ISBN-10: 0199227764
Publication Date: 11/24/2007
Pages: 352
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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