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Linguistic Typology and Hunter-Gatherer Languages

P. 67–75.
Bickel B., Nichols J.

It has long seemed plausible that the languages of hunter-gatherer societies might be systematically different from those of food producers. Compared to food-producing societies, hunter-gatherer societies are usually smaller and less complex, with lower population density. They are often based on kinship as a main organizing factor and usually lack large-scale sociopolitical organization with its concomitant traits such as language standardization.

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The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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