The Talking Ape : How Language Evolved: How Language Evolved (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language) - Softcover
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The definitive account on the birth of language
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Robbins Burling is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Michigan. He has long been interested in language, human evolution, and comprehension in communication. He has done extensive anthropological and linguistic field research in Bangladesh and northeastern India, and written widely in both subjects. His books include Hill Farms and Padi Fields: Life in Mainland Southeast Asia, The Passage of Power: Studies in Political Succession, Man's Many Voices: Language in its Cultural Context, Sounding Right: Comprehension Based Language Instruction, Patterms of Language: Structure, Variation, Change and The Strong Women of Modhupur.
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