Re: What book(s) might you recommend for linguistics in general?

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 20:21:12 +0300, Tommi Nieminen
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sci.lang:

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> (I was thoroughly disappointed on The Seeds of Speech. The
> evolution of language is what I'd call a hobby of mine, but I cannot
> stand Bickerton, Pinker and the rest of them.)

What do you think of Carstairs-McCarthy?

[...]

Brian
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