Bouchard, Denis.

The nature and origin of language / Denis Bouchard. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xiii, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Oxford linguistics Oxford studies in the evolution of language ; 18 . - Oxford linguistics. Studies in the evolution of language ; 18. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-379) and index.

The emergence of language -- What is language that it could have evolved? -- The origin of language: from neurons to signs -- Explaining the properties of language.

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Language and languages--Origin.