Are Languages Really Independent from Genes? If Not, What Would a Genetic Bias Affecting Language Diversity Look Like?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Human Biology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0018-7143,1534-6617
DOI: 10.3378/027.083.0208