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    The Domestication of Language: Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal
    The Domestication of Language: Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal
    The Domestication of Language: Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal
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    The Domestication of Language: Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal

    By Daniel Cloud

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherColumbia University Press
    Release dateNov 25, 2014
    ISBN9780231538282
    The Domestication of Language: Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal

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