language origins

[JoatSimeon at aol.com]

>sarima at ix.netcom.com writes:

>I agree, I just do not think the whole of this model is yet completely
>established. >>

-- very true.  This is an area where complete understanding of the human (and
pongoid) genomes will greatly increase our knowledge.

It seems to me that language is an outgrowth of the capacity to conceptualize
and manipulate symbolic representations of reality.