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Language And Human Behavior

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Book Title: Language And Human Behavior

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 0.2in

Item Width: 5.8in

Author: Derek Bickerton

Publication Name: Language and Human Behavior

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Publication Year: 1996

Series: Jessie and John Danz Lecture

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 9.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 190 Pages

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