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Introduction: Why study the origin of language?xv The origin of language according to the Bible1 Relationships of language evolution to hominid population expansion from lower paleolithic times onward21 The origin of human language35 On the origins of language and self-consciousness41 Evolution of the cerebellum: Did it contribute to the evolution of language?51 Are male and female Homo sapiens selected for different auditory stimuli?65 Processes of communication in the origins of language85 On dating the origin of the modern form of language99 Signing & speaking: competitors, alternatives, or incompatibles?115 The motor theory of language123 A world map of hypothesized language affiliations159 Paleolexicology: A tool toward language origins175 Evolutionary patterns in linguistics187 Some observations on evolutionary concepts in current linguistics225 On metaphoric communication as the original protolanguage245 Semantic polarity and the origin of language263 Desiderata for an evolutionary account of the origins of language285 Intonation and the phonemic inventory299 Paleofiction and language origins311 Name index331
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