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Unbalanced human apes and syntax

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Roger S. Fouts  and
Gabriel Waters
Roger S. Fouts*
Affiliation:
Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7573 www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/
Gabriel Waters*
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1196
*
foutsr@cwu.edu
waters@unm.edu
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Abstract:

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We propose that the fine discrete movements of the tongue as used in speech are what account for the extreme lateralization in humans, and that handedness is a mere byproduct of tongue use. With regard to syntax, we support the Armstrong et al. (1995) proposition that syntax derives directly from gestural motor movements as opposed to facial expressions.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 221 - 222
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003