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Language and Dialogue
Vol. 4:3 (2014) ► pp.455–464
Book review

Julie Tetel Andresen. Linguistics and Evolution: A developmental approach
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. vi + 308 pp. Paperback. ISBN 9781107650114
andJames R. Hurford. The Origins of Language: A slim guide
New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 173 pp. Paperback. ISBN 978019870188

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| University of South Africa
Published online: 24 November 2014
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