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Re: What's the Word?

#40060 09/01/01 02:05 PM

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According to Terrence Deacon's The Symbolic Species the ability to symbolise must have preceded the development of language. I'm not sure I completely understood the argument at all points, but that was the basic thrust of at least one part of what he was saying.

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Re: What's the Word? Just musing- maverick 09/06/01 11:01 AM

Word up, y'all homies! AnnaStrophic 09/06/01 11:12 AM

Re: Word up, y'all homies! maverick 09/06/01 11:33 AM

Re: What's the Word? Just musing- Flatlander 09/06/01 01:06 PM

Re: What's the Word? Just musing- Faldage 09/06/01 01:36 PM

Re: What's the Word? Just musing- of troy 09/06/01 02:38 PM

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Re: What's the Word? Just musing- maverick 09/07/01 04:39 PM

Re: Fools vs. Angels Faldage 09/05/01 12:33 PM

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hehehe AnnaStrophic 09/06/01 01:16 PM

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Re: What's the Word? Jackie 09/10/01 10:42 AM

St. John I:1 Bobyoungbalt 09/11/01 01:59 AM

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