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Daniel L. Everett, How language began: The story of humanity’s greatest invention. New York: W. W. Norton, 2107. Pp. xviii + 306.

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Daniel L. Everett, How language began: The story of humanity’s greatest invention. New York: W. W. Norton, 2107. Pp. xviii + 306.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2017

Norbert Francis
Norbert Francis*
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Northern Arizona University
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Author’s address: College of Education, PO Box 5774, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA[email protected]
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 53 , Issue 4 , 10 November 2017 , pp. 900 - 905
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