The Early Evolution of Language

Name: The Early Evolution of Language
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A Species Pump Hypothesis

By: Pierre Bancel

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Hardcover | 27 January 2026 | Edition Number 1

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264 Pages

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This book proposes a step-by-step process by which the early evolution of human language originated. Starting from an ape-like communication system, pre-human ancestors were âpumpedâ out of the rainforest by cyclic climate changes between 10 and 6 Mya and subjected to harsh predatory conditions and the absence of safe havens. A phonetic âmodal voiceâ evolved in response. Inarticulate sounds gradually became articulated syllables. The diversification of these syllables eventually led to symbolic references and then finally to words. Bancel details each of these steps in which the origin of language and the origin of humans were concordant.

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