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Book: A Short Introduction to the Study of Language

Chapter: Are there Primitive Languages?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.35941

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1 Introduction
2 Written and Spoken Languages
2.1 Language ≠ Written Form
3 Expression of Ideas in Different Languages
3.1 Building Words and Sentences in English and Turkish
3.2 Differences in Language Complexity
4 Do All Languages have Grammar?
4.1 No Language has Free Word Order
4.2 Click Consonants
English Click Consonants
5 Conclusion
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