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Control mechanisms of vocalization and the evolution of speech

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OnParkerSue Taylor and GibsonKathleen Rita (1979) A developmental model of the evolution of language and intelligence in early hominids. BBS 2:367–407.

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Horst D. Steklis
Horst D. Steklis
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Department of Anthropology, Livingston College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 5 , Issue 2: Special Symposium Issue , June 1982 , pp. 287
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