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Book Title: I Speak, Therefore I Am: Seventeen Thoughts About Language
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: I Speak, Therefore I am : Seventeen Thoughts about Language
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Language, Linguistics / General
Item Weight: 4.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines, Psychology
Author: Andrea. Moro
Item Length: 0.7 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
