Theos-Talk Archives (April 2011 Message tt00112)

The Mother of All Languages

There is an interesting article on the topic in Wall Street Journal today.
The article comments:

Only humans have the biological capacity to communicate with a rich language
based on symbols and rules, enabling us to pass on cultural ideas to future
generations. Without language, culture as we know it wouldn't exist, so
scientists are keen to pin down where it sprang from.

HPB has discussed how the issue of language and speech tied to the need for
evalution. Here is the full article link.

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online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704547604576262572791243528.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
>


MKR


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