Science @mander.xyz fossilesque @mander.xyz 1y ago

This Ancient Language Has the Only Grammar Based Entirely on the Human Body

www.scientificamerican.com This Ancient Language Has the Only Grammar Based Entirely on the Human Body

An endangered language family suggests that early humans used their bodies as a model for reality

Linguistics @lemmy.ml Lvxferre @lemmy.ml 1y ago

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This Ancient Language Has the Only Grammar Based Entirely on the Human Body

www.scientificamerican.com /article/this-ancient-language-has-the-only-grammar-based-entirely-on-the-human-body/

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Linguistics @kbin.social artillect @kbin.social 1y ago

This Ancient Language Has the Only Grammar Based Entirely on the Human Body

www.scientificamerican.com /article/this-ancient-language-has-the-only-grammar-based-entirely-on-the-human-body/

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Humanities & Cultures @beehaw.org L. Rhodes @beehaw.org 1y ago

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"Because no other known language has a grammar based on the human body or shares cognates with Great Andamanese, the language constitutes its own family."

www.scientificamerican.com /article/this-ancient-language-has-the-only-grammar-based-entirely-on-the-human-body/

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Bloody amazing, thanks for posting this.
That was just beautiful.
- People are neat. :)