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Life stages, put in words: Morning, four; noon, two; evening, three?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

Wolfgang M. Schleidt*
Affiliation:
Robert-Hamerling-G.1/22, A-1150, Vienna, Austriahttp://www.schleidt.org/wolfgang/

Abstract:

The social function of language, as exemplified by tonic communication, is certainly not restricted to our own species. An individual's cognitive mastering of its environment, moreover, is equally essential for understanding the nature of any language. In the absence of comparative data, it is premature to claim that language skills at a particular developmental stage are uniquely human.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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