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The Language Animal: The Full Shape Of The Human Linguistic Capacity

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Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 1.3in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Charles Taylor

Publication Name: Language Animal : the Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Year: 2016

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 20 Oz

Number of Pages: 368 Pages

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