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Re: THEORY: Question about the evolution of language

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 7, 1999, 6:16
Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> My guess is that they wouldn't evolve any language, and die out > from lack of communciation within a very short time ;-). I don't think > people can survive without language anymore.
Well, deaf people in Nicaragua created a sign language from scratch (not a pidgin from previous sign languages, but a totally new one) when brought together for the first time. -- "If all Printers were determin'd not to print any thing till they were sure it would offend no body, there would be very little printed" - Benjamin Franklin http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ #: 18656696 AIM screen-name: NikTailor