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Book Title: The Language Animal: The Full Shape Of The Human Linguistic ...
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
