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"Humans are the only species known to use fully symbolic language: a system
capable of expressing abstract ideas, imaginary worlds and endless combinations
of meaning. But how did we get there?
The origins of language have fascinated philosophers, scientists and
storytellers for thousands of years. Despite all our advances in linguistics,
archaeology and cognitive science, we still don’t know exactly how language
began.
That uncertainty hasn’t stopped people from trying to solve the mystery. In
fact, some of the earliest theories of language’s origins are among the
strangest and most entertaining ideas in the history of science."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
