Homo sapiens: the speaking animal
Homo sapiens: the speaking animal

Summary/Abstract: In the past decades scientists of several disciplines have contributed to the theory of human descent. Although the picture is not yet complete, enough has been discovered to agree with the story sketched by Charles Darwin on the origin and evolution of man. What is missing so far in the wide discussion is a contribution of linguistics. Therefore, the question arises: to what extent has the genesis and development of language attributed to the transition from animal to human being or, more fundamentally, are those steps conceivable without the generation of language?

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