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Mark Pagel: Hoe taal het mensdom transformeerde

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Bioloog Mark Pagel deelt ons een intrigerende theorie mee waarom mensen het complexe taalsysteem ontwikkelden. Hij suggereert dat taal een stuk sociale technologie is die het de vroege menselijke stammen mogelijk maakte om toegang te hebben tot een krachtig nieuw hulpmiddel: samenwerking.

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

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