On the Origins of Language: An Introduction to the Evolution of Human Speech |
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... Negus ( 1949 ) demonstrate that gestural language probably was never the sole medium of communication in the evolution of human lan- guage . Negus , in his systematic The Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx ( 1949 ) , which ...
... Negus ( 1949 ) demonstrate that gestural language probably was never the sole medium of communication in the evolution of human lan- guage . Negus , in his systematic The Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx ( 1949 ) , which ...
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... Negus looked at the maximum opening of the larynx during respiration in the horse ( Equus caballus ) and found that it is slightly greater than the diameter of the horse trachea . The horse's larynx thus doesn't present any additional ...
... Negus looked at the maximum opening of the larynx during respiration in the horse ( Equus caballus ) and found that it is slightly greater than the diameter of the horse trachea . The horse's larynx thus doesn't present any additional ...
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... Negus was illustrating the comparative anatomy of the pharynx with these sketches , for he realized that it is quite different in adult man and in other primates . Negus correctly noted that : The pharyngeal resonator of Man is of great ...
... Negus was illustrating the comparative anatomy of the pharynx with these sketches , for he realized that it is quite different in adult man and in other primates . Negus correctly noted that : The pharyngeal resonator of Man is of great ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Comparative Method in the Study | 21 |
Basic Acoustics | 28 |
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