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Mark Pagel: Wie Sprache die Menschheit veränderte

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Der Biologe Mark Pagel stellt eine faszinierende Theorie vor, die erklären soll, warum die Menschen unser komplexes Sprachensystem entwickelten. Seiner Meinung nach ist Sprache Teil einer "sozialen Technologie", die den frühen menschlichen Stämmen ein neues, machtvolles Instrument zur Verfügung stellte: die Kooperation.

Using biological evolution as a template, Mark Pagel wonders how languages evolve. Full bio »

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