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post iconOctober 27, 2004 11:03 PM Author: Fredy Ore
Cognews comments on a Nature article of a recent study that tracked the development of a new sign language among children in Nicaragua. The researchers report of a spontaneous emergence of universal linguistic features among the children over several generations. It prompts the question: Is language Hardwired?

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