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... cavity ; HP , hard palate ; OC , oral cavity , T , tongue , FC , foramen cecum ; SP , soft palate ; E , epiglottis ; O , opening of larynx into pharynx ; VF , level of vocal folds . newborn and chimpanzee casts are quite similar and ...
... cavity ; HP , hard palate ; OC , oral cavity , T , tongue , FC , foramen cecum ; SP , soft palate ; E , epiglottis ; O , opening of larynx into pharynx ; VF , level of vocal folds . newborn and chimpanzee casts are quite similar and ...
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... oral cavity and an ex- panded pharyngeal cavity ( as in [ i ] ) . The tongue body can con- versely be shifted backward and downward to form a constricted pharynx and an expanded oral cavity ( as in [ a ] ) . Muscles such as the ...
... oral cavity and an ex- panded pharyngeal cavity ( as in [ i ] ) . The tongue body can con- versely be shifted backward and downward to form a constricted pharynx and an expanded oral cavity ( as in [ a ] ) . Muscles such as the ...
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... cavity is open and parallel with their oral cavity . The chimpanzee pharyngeal section may be essentially closed during the production of an [ a ] approximation like that plotted in Figure 9-10 , but it probably plays an important role ...
... cavity is open and parallel with their oral cavity . The chimpanzee pharyngeal section may be essentially closed during the production of an [ a ] approximation like that plotted in Figure 9-10 , but it probably plays an important role ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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