Language is a uniquely human phenotype. One might thus view language as a wholesale
innovation and thereby limit inquiry into its evolutionary and neurobiological basis to …

Abstract Language is a uniquely human phenotype. One might thus view language as a
wholesale innovation and thereby limit inquiry into its evolutionary and neurobiological …

Highlights•Humans and monkeys show many similarities in brain anatomy, including dual
pathways.•Ventral stream performs acoustic–phonetic analysis and form-to-meaning …

The unique capacity for language is a fundamental trait of humankind, and is of intense
interest across diverse fields including linguistics, anthropology, cognitive and neuro …

Much debate has been stimulated by the recent hypothesis that human language consists of
a faculty that is shared with non-human animals (faculty of language in a broad sense; FLB) …

The ability to speak is one of the basic ingredients of human life. We are social animals,
deeply caring for the cohesion of our closest kin and for harmony in our daily personal …

Human language is one of the defining characteristics that differentiate modern man from all
other animals. The traditional view concerning the uniqueness of human linguistic ability is …

around the same time, but Pinker, the neo-Chomskyan, has received most of the attention.
Be advised: It is Deacon, outside the favored paradigm, who delivers the goods. According …

A comprehensive model of language evolution should not only describe the structure of the
communication system that has evolved but also define the mechanisms underlying its use …

Comparative studies of linguistic faculties in animals pose an evolutionary paradox:
language involves certain perceptual and motor abilities, but it is not clear that this serves as …