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Edited by Stefan Hartmann, Michael Pleyer, James Winters and Jordan Zlatev
[Interaction Studies 18:3] 2017
► pp. 303–313

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Introduction

Interaction and iconicity in the evolution of language

Introduction to the special issue

 | Universität Koblenz-Landau
 | University of Hamburg |
 | Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena |
 | Lund University |


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Published online: 8 December 2017
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  • 1.The role of interaction and iconicity in language evolution
  • 2.From great apes to modern English: The present volume
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
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