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Message and medium: Lowly and action-related origins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2004

Peter F. MacNeilage
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 macneilage@psy.utexas.edu
Barbara L. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 babs@mail.utexas.edu
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Abstract

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Hurford presents a much-needed lowly origins scenario for the evolution of conceptual precursors to lexical items. But more is still needed on action, regarding both the message level of lexical concepts and the medium. We summarize our complementary action-based lowly origins (frame/content) scenario for the vocal auditory medium of language, which, like Hurford's scenario, is anchored in a phylogenetically old neurological dichotomy.

Type
Brief Report
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press