Dating the Origin of Language Using Phonemic Diversity

Charles Perreault; Sarah Mathew

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035289

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Dating the Origin of Language Using Phonemic Diversity

Charles Perreault ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Charles Perreault, Sarah Mathew

Affiliation Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
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Sarah Mathew

Contributed equally to this work with: Charles Perreault, Sarah Mathew

* E-mail: sarah.mathew@arklab.su.se

Affiliation Centre for the Study of Cultural Evolution, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Dating the Origin of Language Using Phonemic Diversity

Charles Perreault,
Sarah Mathew

Published: April 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035289

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Posted by outsider1 on 22 May 2012 at 06:28 GMT

Original methodology, nicely argued, results challenge established ideas. Even if the specifics prove wrong, it introduces a new and potentially valuable tool. Thanks.

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Posted by outsider1 on 22 May 2012 at 06:28 GMT