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Book review: Levinson, S. C., The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution LevinsonS. C. (2025). The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution. Cambridge University Press. xiv + 199 pp. pp. ISBN 9781009570329, £30.00 (hbk).

Lu Wang

Discourse Studies2026https://doi.org/10.1177/14614456261429401article
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  title        = {{Book review: Levinson, S. C., The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution LevinsonS. C. (2025). The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution. Cambridge University Press. xiv + 199 pp. pp. ISBN 9781009570329, £30.00 (hbk).}},
  author       = {Lu Wang},
  journal      = {Discourse Studies},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/14614456261429401},
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Book review: Levinson, S. C., The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution LevinsonS. C. (2025). The Interaction Engine: Language in Social Life and Human Evolution. Cambridge University Press. xiv + 199 pp. pp. ISBN 9781009570329, £30.00 (hbk).

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F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
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