Language as a biocultural niche and social institution

Sinha, Chris

doi:10.1075/hcp.24.20sin

In:New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics
Edited by Vyvyan Evans and Stéphanie Pourcel
[Human Cognitive Processing 24] 2009
► pp. 289–309

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Language as a biocultural niche and social institution

Chris Sinha

Published online: 24 June 2009

https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.24.20sin

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