Lexicon of Arguments

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I 190
Language/Evolution/Mayr: also languages evolve, but not adaptive, but stochastic! E.g. when the Anglo-Saxons colonized the British Isles, they did not have to adapt the language to the climate. The consideration of ecological factors and their effects on the phenotype characterize a Darwinian classification.
>Language evolution, >Language use, >Meaning change.
I 309
Language/Animals/Mayr: There is no language among animals. Communication systems consist here of exchanging signals. There is no syntax and grammar.
>Animal language, >Animals.
I 310
Language/brain: could the lack of language be a reason why the Neandertals did not make more use of their brain?
>Brain/Deacon, >T. Deacon, >Language/Deacon.
Language: evolved from about 300,000 to 200,000 years ago in small groups of hunters and collectors due to a selection advantage. Favorable location for increasing brain size.
>Selection, >Brain.

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