Dating the origin of language using phonemic diversity.
Language is a key adaptation of our species, yet we do not know when it evolved. Here, we use data on language phonemic diversity to estimate a minimum date for the origin of language. We take advantage of the fact that phonemic diversity evolves slowly and use it as a clock to calculate how long th...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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