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New Caledonian crows are smart enough to use tools in the wild. Like chimpanzees, they strip leaves and probe with the remains to catch insects.
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Summer time is goof-around time, but I want to respond to a comment made...
Lady Death by Jin Devil Kazama seems surprising. but perhaps the artist speaks a language in which the word "death" is a feminine noun.
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The relation between speech and thought is an old and contentious topic, but it got a...
John Milton (1608-1674) was a master at using language, but did he know what language is?
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One of my most faithful readers and commenters asks (here) what I think of Derek Bickerton’s “notion that...
The ingredients of speaking and toolmaking are similar. Both require a brain capable of complex imitation and a community that wants to share information. Toolmaking also requires hands capable of shaping tools, while speech requires a throat capable...
Starting with the previous post I will include a link for downloading a PDF of the post. They make for easier printing and forwarding to interested parties. I never quite know how a project on this blog will turn out, but I hope that all future posts...
As a hobby-linguist, I'm thrilled to find a whole blog on the topic of language origins. This is much more satisfying than an article here, a snippet there.
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