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Language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought: study

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by burnt-resistor

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Verbal language isn't strictly always necessary as it's often possible to express simple concepts with nonverbal cues, and so gesturing might be considered a less precise subset of sign language. It probably even existed before vocal language in h. sapiens sapiens and exists in other hominids.

by readthenotes1

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Something funny in linguists seeing complex grammar behind language instead of custom.
I would be interested in a study that compares breaches in the word order for adjectives in the English language vs noun-verb mis-numbering...

by giardini

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Paywall.
In any case, the short answer is "No!". There is a LOT written about language and I find it difficult to believe that most ANY idea presented is really new.
For example, have these guys run their ideas past Schank's "conceptual dependency" theory?

by CyberDildonics

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What did I previously think?