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kodithompson

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Which event occurring around 100,000 years ago possibly marked the start of modern language as we know it (Corballis, 2004)?
 
  a. the start of human migration to different continents
  b. the development of sophisticated hand tools
  c. a critical mutation in the FOXP-2 gene
  d. the end of the last Mesozoic era

Question 2

According to Benjamin Lee Whorfs hypothesis of linguistic relativity, what affects a persons ability to think about a topic?
 
  a. having a rich vocabulary on the topic
  b. two-way interactions as an infant in the form of conversation
  c. the number of phonemes in the language
  d. a critical gene mutation in the FOXP-2 gene


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vish98

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

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kodithompson

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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