H. D. Steklis
1976
Origins and Evolution of Language and Speech
New York Academy of Sciences, 1976
Proceedings of NY Academy of Sciences Conference on Evolutionary Origins of Language
From hand to mouth: Some critical stages in the evolution of language
Origins and Evolution of Language and Speech. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 280, pages 445--455, 1976
In the evolution of linguistic behavior, as in the evolution of other traits, the actual sequence of events often proceeds by accretion and overlay upon prior developments such that a purely synchronic consideration of the end product can be considerably misleading as to ...