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The cradle of language / edited by Rudolf Botha, Chris Knight.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in the evolution of language ; 12.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Studies in the evolution of language ; 12
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Origin.
- Language and languages.
- Historical linguistics--Africa.
- Historical linguistics.
- Anthropological linguistics--Africa.
- Anthropological linguistics.
- Sociolinguistics--Africa.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Africa--Languages.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 386 p., [12] p. : ill., maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Focusing on the African origins of human language, this title explores the origins of language and culture 250,000-150,000 years ago when modern humans evolved in Africa. Internationally renowned scholars address the fossil, genetic, and archaeological evidence and critically examine the ways it has been interpreted.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-04519-4
- 0-19-156767-1
- 1-282-26861-9
- 9786612268618
- OCLC:
- 437400140
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