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In this clear and non-technical overview, Jean Aitchison explores why language evolved and how it developed. She explains why language is so strange, outlines recent theories about its origin, and discusses possible paths of evolution.Jean Aitchison is the author of 'The Seeds of Speech: Language Origin and Evolution (Canto)', published 2000 under ISBN 9780521785716 and ISBN 0521785715.
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