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Reviewed on June 1, 2025 | Science & Technology
Beekman's (evolutionary biology and ecology, Univ. of Sydney) book posits that human language came about through necessary child care and not other previously identified activities. The author writes of developing a theory of language's origin as she cared for and nurtured her own young children. She identifies the origin of language as directly tied to childbirth and the family's rea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

