Language evolved as part of a uniquely human group of traits, the interdependence of which calls for an integrated approach to the study of brain function, argue Eörs Szathmáry and Szabolcs Számadó.
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Szathmáry, E., Számadó, S. Language: a social history of words. Nature 456, 40–41 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456040a
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