On the Origins of Language: An Introduction to the Evolution of Human Speech |
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... occur more frequently , we must form and test biologically func- tional , i.e. , physiological , hypotheses . We have to recognize that a linguistic theory must explain why some sounds occur more often . Johannes Müller noted that a ...
... occur more frequently , we must form and test biologically func- tional , i.e. , physiological , hypotheses . We have to recognize that a linguistic theory must explain why some sounds occur more often . Johannes Müller noted that a ...
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... occur during the production of human speech . They also tell us what sorts of changes in the area function can be expected in various parts of the supralaryngeal vocal tract . We can see both the movements of particular parts of the ...
... occur during the production of human speech . They also tell us what sorts of changes in the area function can be expected in various parts of the supralaryngeal vocal tract . We can see both the movements of particular parts of the ...
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... occur only at the end of a sequence . Still other basic patterns occur within play sequences . The monkeys will break off play whenever a basic pattern occurs in the wrong position . There are , if we borrow the terminology of ...
... occur only at the end of a sequence . Still other basic patterns occur within play sequences . The monkeys will break off play whenever a basic pattern occurs in the wrong position . There are , if we borrow the terminology of ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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