The development of language was both supported by and supplementary to the evolution of "fully modern" human intelligence. Lingual evolution can be divided into its anatomical and social developments, so that there is a distinction between language as an anatomical capacity, and language as a social device. The "dawn" of language must therefore follow both a technological advance and a change in social relations (Klein 2002: 268). Especially in relation to tool manufacturing, language's evolutionary beginnings can be attributed to the consequence of technological innovation.
[...] Dynamics and characteristics of language evolution The development of language was both supported by and supplementary to the evolution of “fully modern” human intelligence. Lingual evolution can be divided into its anatomical and social developments, so that there is a distinction between language as an anatomical capacity, and language as a social device. The of language must therefore follow both a technological advance and a change in social relations (Klein 2002: 268). Especially in relation to tool manufacturing, language's evolutionary beginnings can be attributed to the consequence of technological innovation. [...]
[...] Therefore, although Neandertals were incapable of co- evolving linguistic systems, their own attempts and errors with language development would have still influenced the overall language evolution course. Since language was a product of both anatomical design and social transmission, its co-evolutionary dynamic facilitated a more intense and inclusive evolutionary context for language evolution. Language evolution had a unique role in human intelligence evolution. The anatomical capacity for language was stimulated by the overarching course of evolution, particularly process of tool use evolution. [...]
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