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Book Title: The 'Language Instinct' Debate
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Geoffrey Sampson
Publication Name: 'language Instinct' Debate
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages