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Vol. 4:3 (2014) ► pp.455–464

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Julie Tetel Andresen. Linguistics and Evolution: A developmental approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. vi + 308 pp. Paperback. ISBN 9781107650114 andJames R. Hurford. The Origins of Language: A slim guide. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 173 pp. Paperback. ISBN 978019870188

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Published online: 24 November 2014
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