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Svetlana Kuleshova1,2, Michael Pleyer1, Johan Blomberg3
1Department of Experimental Linguistics, Centre for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland pleyer@umk.pl sibier@umk.pl wacewicz@umk.plhttps://cles.umk.pl/.
Abstract:
We comment on the consequences of the target article for language evolution research. We propose that the default assumption should be that of language-readiness in extinct hominins, and the integration of different types of available evidence from multiple disciplines should be used to assess the likely extent of the realization of this readiness. The role of archaeological evidence should be reconsidered.
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