“Literacy, written language is a very late acquisition in terms of human evolution.”
Quote by Jean Berko Gleason
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Jean Berko Gleason
Jean Berko Gleason is a distinguished linguist and cognitive scientist known for her groundbreaking work in the fields of child language acquisition and language disorders. Born in 1931, she has made significant contributions to the understanding of language development and treatment methods for language disorders. more
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