Societies of strangers do not speak less complex languages.

Shcherbakova O, Michaelis SM, Haynie HJ, Passmore S, Gast V, Gray RD, Greenhill SJ, Blasi DE, Skirgård H

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf7704
Published: 2023 Aug 18
Container: Science advances
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.adf7704,
  title = {Societies of strangers do not speak less complex languages.},
  author = {Shcherbakova O and Michaelis SM and Haynie HJ and Passmore S and Gast V and Gray RD and Greenhill SJ and Blasi DE and Skirgård H},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Science advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.adf7704},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf7704}
}

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TI  - Societies of strangers do not speak less complex languages.
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AU  - Gray RD
AU  - Greenhill SJ
AU  - Blasi DE
AU  - Skirgård H
PY  - 2023
JO  - Science advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.adf7704
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O, S., SM, M., HJ, H., S, P., V, G., RD, G., SJ, G., DE, B., & H, S. (2023). Societies of strangers do not speak less complex languages.. Science advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf7704

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