Playing with language, creating complexity: Has play contributed to the evolution of complex language?

Michelle C. Langley, Antonio Benítez‐Burraco, Vera Kempe

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DOI: 10.1002/evan.21810
Published: 2019-12-05
Container: Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews
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@article{allodium:10.1002/evan.21810,
  title = {Playing with language, creating complexity: Has play contributed to the evolution of complex language?},
  author = {Michelle C. Langley and Antonio Benítez‐Burraco and Vera Kempe},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews},
  doi = {10.1002/evan.21810},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21810}
}

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TI  - Playing with language, creating complexity: Has play contributed to the evolution of complex language?
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AU  - Antonio Benítez‐Burraco
AU  - Vera Kempe
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Langley, M. C., Benítez‐Burraco, A., & Kempe, V. (2019). Playing with language, creating complexity: Has play contributed to the evolution of complex language?. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21810

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