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Vocal Behavior and its “Localization” as a Prerequisite for Speech

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In view of the long natural history of vocal behavior in vertebrates it is certainly not just a whim of nature that language is transmitted by sound. Therefore, I share the opinion of PHILIP LIEBERMAN (with CRELIN and KLATT) that the phonetic aspect of language may contribute substantially to the question of the evolution of language.

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  1. Abteilung für Allgemeine Neurologie und Neurologische Klinik des Städtischen Krankenhauses, Max-Planck-Institut für Hirnforschung, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, D-5000, Köln 91, Germany

    K. J. Zülch (Professor Dr.) (Professor Dr.)

  2. Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Am Faßberg, D-3400, Göttingen-Nikolausberg, Germany

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Ploog, D. (1975). Vocal Behavior and its “Localization” as a Prerequisite for Speech. In: Zülch, K.J., Creutzfeldt, O., Galbraith, G.C. (eds) Cerebral Localization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66204-1_18

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