LL-L "Evolution" 2010.08.17 (01) [EN]

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From: heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Evolution" 2010.08.16 (02) [EN]



from Heather Rendall  heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk



Sandy wrote: "



Something completely different strikes me: the development of fine
finger control could be to make signs used for communication more
sophisticated, and since sign languages use a fair bit of lip-patterning
and facial expression to support the manual signs, the use of sign
language might be a factor in fine control spreading to the mouth and
other parts of the face."



What a brilliant observation!  Though I don't think this is an 'instead of'
so much as as an 'addition' to the argument. The process of building up a
sequence of actions to produce a desired effect may still have contributed
largely to the creation of sequencing of thought - but it is so very
possible that that thought might have been manifested by hand signs/gestures
+ speech/communication whether silent or not. And I can well understand that
in certain circumstances silence would be imperative i.e. when stalking and
gestures vital for communication,



Heather

Worcester UK



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