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Publication details [#18378]

Noble, William and Ian Davidson. 1996. Human Evolution, Language, and Mind: A Psychological and Archaeological Inquiry. Cambridge University Press. xiii + 272 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English

Annotation

The major claim of the book that the full linguistic capability of present day humans appeared suddenly about 50.000 years ago, rests on a sudden change in lithic technology, but the link between technology and language is tenuous.

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