W. Tecumseh Fitch. The Evolution of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 610 pp. Hardbound/paperback. ISBN 978-0-521-85993-6 / 978-0-521-67736-3

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Charles N. Li | University of California, Santa Barbara

Published online: 27 May 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.1.1.09li

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W. Tecumseh Fitch. The Evolution of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 610 pp. Hardbound/paperback. ISBN 978-0-521-85993-6 / 978-0-521-67736-3

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W. Tecumseh Fitch. The Evolution of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 610 pp. Hardbound/paperback. ISBN 978-0-521-85993-6 / 978-0-521-67736-3