Crucial to understanding the nature and origins of human language, perhaps our most distinctive trait, is understanding the social-interactional matrix in which it is used. Informal conversation is where language is learned and where most of the business of social life is conducted.
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Crucial to understanding the nature and origins of human language, perhaps our most distinctive trait, is understanding the social-interactional matrix in which it is used. Informal conversation is where language is learned and where most of the business of social life is conducted.
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