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Mark Pagel: Kako je jezik promijenio čovječanstvo

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TEDGlobal 2011

• July 2011

Biolog Mark Pagel iznosi zanimljivu teoriju o tome zašto su ljudi razvili složen sustav jezika. Tvrdi da je jezik dio "društvene tehnologije" koja je prvim ljudskim plemenima omogućila pristup moćnom novom alatu: suradnji.

Biolog Mark Pagel iznosi zanimljivu teoriju o tome zašto su ljudi razvili složen sustav jezika. Tvrdi da je jezik dio "društvene tehnologije" koja je prvim ljudskim plemenima omogućila pristup moćnom novom alatu: suradnji.

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Evolutionary biologist

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Using biological evolution as a template, Mark Pagel wonders how languages evolve.

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