How Humans Evolved Language

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​How Humans Evolved Language

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the study of language

• Syntax
• Phonetics
• Linguistics
• Semantics

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relating to the way in which living things develop over millions of years

• mutation
• evolution
• creationism
• adaptation

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Another word for apes

• Pongidae
• Hominidae
• Cebidae
• Atelidae

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a species of ape​

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chimpanzee

goldfish

cactus

computer

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existing in us since birth; natural rather than learned​

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innate

acquired

artificial

external

stolen

taken

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an object made by a human, especially one that is of historical interest​

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an artefact

a natural formation

a digital file

a modern invention

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socially advanced and developed

• Emerging economies
• Underdeveloped nations
• Civilsed

  societies

• Isolated communities

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to change into something different​

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to mutate

to replicate

to stabilize

to simplify

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a chemical that carries genetic information​

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DNA

RNA

Protein

Carbohydrate

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What is 'DNA' short for?

• Dioxyribonucleic Acid
• Deoxyribonitric Acid
• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleosi Acid

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How linguistic capacity evolve.

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• E

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How unique are we?

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The physical evidence.

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The tiny change that might separate us from monkeys.

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What we know.

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Experts fully understand how the Hindi language developed.

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• False

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The grammar of dolphin language follows the same rules as human language.

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• False

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Brain size is not the only factor in determining language capability.

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• False

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The language of very young children has something in common with the way our prehistoric ancestors may have spoken.

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• False

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When people started using complex language, their brains got bigger.

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• False

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The role of genetics in language capacity is not yet clear.

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• False