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How New Languages Emerge

by David Lightfoot
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Synopsis

An engaging account of how new languages come into being, arguing that children are the driving force.

About the Author, David Lightfoot

David Lightfoot is Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University, and Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation.

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521859134

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