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  • Linguistics
  • Genetics
  • Auditory Neuroscience

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  • Classical linguistic theories attribute language change to migration and isolation.
  • These theories assume uniform language processing abilities across human populations.
  • The role of genetics in language evolution has been historically overlooked.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that specific genetic factors influence the retention or loss of consonant sounds.
  • To explore the association between DCDC2 gene alleles and consonant articulation.
  • To integrate a genetic dimension into classical theories of language change.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-population study modelling the association between DCDC2 RU1-1 alleles and consonant manner of articulation.
  • Analysis conducted across 51 populations on five continents.
  • Statistical adjustments for geographical proximity, genetic, and linguistic relatedness.

Main Results:

  • Specific DCDC2 RU1-1 alleles correlate with enhanced auditory processing precision.
  • This precision appears to favor the discrimination of stop consonants.
  • Allele frequencies explain differential retention or loss of certain consonant types across populations.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic factors, specifically DCDC2 alleles, play a role in shaping language diversity.
  • Auditory processing differences linked to genetics can explain variations in consonant inventories.
  • Findings offer a genetic perspective to complement existing linguistic theories of language change.