tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post1695473735055130303..comments2023-03-27T04:06:40.058-07:00Comments on Scientific Chick: A bird named SueDr. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-36227844116288440882009-06-01T13:37:15.919-07:002009-06-01T13:37:15.919-07:00Neat hypothesis, Anne, thanks for the link. In the...Neat hypothesis, Anne, thanks for the link. In the article, the authors mentioned human children spontaneously developing sign language, too.Dr. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-48875236132748278622009-05-28T10:40:42.143-07:002009-05-28T10:40:42.143-07:00This reminds me of something I heard on NPR. A hu...This reminds me of something I heard on NPR. A human language researcher hypothesized that if you put adults that all speak different languages together with a pidgin (words, but no structure) that the next generation turns it into a creole (adds grammar). The interview is at http://www.theworld.org/node/25954Anne Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388424757792593272noreply@blogger.com