How did vocal communication come to dominate human language? A view from the womb.
Whether human language evolved via a gestural or a vocal route remains an unresolved and contentious issue. Given the existence of two preconditions-a "language faculty" and the capacity for imitative learning both vocally and manually-there is no compelling evidence for gesture being inhe...
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| Main Authors: | Alexis Hervais-Adelman, Simon W Townsend |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003141 |
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