No doubt someone more linguistically inclined will offer a more thorough opinion.
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/Science: From the NYT: Phonetic Clues Hint Language Is Africa-Born
15/04/2011 06:24:38 PM
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Interesting.
15/04/2011 07:05:27 PM
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I don't have enough information about to say it is wrong but I do have questions
15/04/2011 07:07:39 PM
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The point - which isn't made very clear in this article, but I read it elsewhere - is diversity.
15/04/2011 09:44:37 PM
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I can't assess it without reading the whole paper.
15/04/2011 11:25:22 PM
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It does not sound like rubbish to me. I have an MA in linguistics.
17/04/2011 04:38:35 PM
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So do I. I'd already read the abstract but can't get any further.
18/04/2011 08:51:38 AM
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Have written to LanguageLog to ask what they think.
15/04/2011 11:35:12 PM
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Something like this?
17/04/2011 04:41:31 PM
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