What is Language and How Could it Have Evolved?
@article{Everaert2017WhatIL,
title={What is Language and How Could it Have Evolved?},
author={Maarten Everaert and Marinus A. C. Huybregts and Robert C. Berwick and Noam Chomsky and Johan J Bolhuis},
journal={Trends in Cognitive Sciences},
year={2017},
volume={21},
pages={569-571}
}19 Citations
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