3 ms·
What if they used a click based or tone based language instead of words as we use them? These do not require advanced vocal faculties at all... We're being pres
by AstralStorm 7y ago
What if they used a click based or tone based language instead of words as we use them? These do not require advanced vocal faculties at all... We're being presumptuous here, as there have been documented instances for sapiens sapiens doing that.
- failrate 7y agoGood call. Whistling is also an option, as well as plosives.
- stareatgoats 7y ago> there have been documented instances for sapiens sapiens doing that As well as the documented cases of humans being presumptuous. Just to bolster your case.
- V-2 7y agoIsn't it putting the cart before the horse though? Our ability to conceive of and process language developed alongside actually communicating, in an increasingly sophisticated manner. It's not like the "software" was already there, waiting for the "hardware" to catch up.