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DCDC2 READ1 regulatory element: how temporal processing differences may shape language.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 10 Jun 2020
Tang Kevin, DeMille Mellissa M C, Frijters Jan C, Gruen Jeffrey R
Abstract excerpt
Classic linguistic theory ascribes language change and diversity to population migrations, conquests, and geographical isolation, with the assumption that human populations have equivalent language processing abilities. We hypothesize that spectral and temporal characteristics make some consonant manners vulnerable to differences in temporal precision associated with specific population allele frequencies. To...
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