Introduction published In: Biological Evolution: More than a metaphor for grammar change
Edited by Maria Rita Manzini
[Evolutionary Linguistic Theory 3:1] 2021
► pp. 1–5
Introduction
Language evolution: Beyond the metaphor
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Published online: 2 August 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/elt.00023.int
https://doi.org/10.1075/elt.00023.int
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