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... mandible to be lowered because the simian shelf ( an internal buttressing of the front of the mandible ; cf. Chapter 10 ) prevents the tongue body movement found in humans , and the lip rounding necessary for a [ u ] is impos- sible ...
... mandible to be lowered because the simian shelf ( an internal buttressing of the front of the mandible ; cf. Chapter 10 ) prevents the tongue body movement found in humans , and the lip rounding necessary for a [ u ] is impos- sible ...
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... mandible . ( The symphysis is the line of junction at the front of the mandible where the two halves are fused as it develops in the foetal stage . ) This is necessarily the case because the hyoid bone is positioned well below the mandible ...
... mandible . ( The symphysis is the line of junction at the front of the mandible where the two halves are fused as it develops in the foetal stage . ) This is necessarily the case because the hyoid bone is positioned well below the mandible ...
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... mandible in newborn Homo sapiens - and the facets therefore are nearly horizontal to minimize shear forces . Newborn Homo sapiens thus lacks a chin because the inferior surface of the symphysis of the mandible is not inclined to ...
... mandible in newborn Homo sapiens - and the facets therefore are nearly horizontal to minimize shear forces . Newborn Homo sapiens thus lacks a chin because the inferior surface of the symphysis of the mandible is not inclined to ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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