On the Origins of Language: An Introduction to the Evolution of Human Speech |
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... periods involved in " learning " various activities . Human newborns , for example , can be trained to walk alone about 2 months earlier than they normally do if we take advantage of a " critical " period . Brief daily exercise of the ...
... periods involved in " learning " various activities . Human newborns , for example , can be trained to walk alone about 2 months earlier than they normally do if we take advantage of a " critical " period . Brief daily exercise of the ...
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... period of the waveform refers to the interval during which the plotted data on the graph tends to repeat itself . The period is 10 sec , because the waveform repeats itself every 10 sec . A complete cycle from maxi- mum to minimum back ...
... period of the waveform refers to the interval during which the plotted data on the graph tends to repeat itself . The period is 10 sec , because the waveform repeats itself every 10 sec . A complete cycle from maxi- mum to minimum back ...
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... period , which is the time that it takes for the complex waveform to repeat itself , is called the fundamental period . The frequency of the first component is called the fundamental frequency . The symbol fo is usually used to ...
... period , which is the time that it takes for the complex waveform to repeat itself , is called the fundamental period . The frequency of the first component is called the fundamental frequency . The symbol fo is usually used to ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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