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'Ums' and 'ers' are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve

'Ums' and 'ers' are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve

14 October 2020

Filler words such as uh, mmm and huh may seem inarticulate, but without them human communication would be far less sophisticated

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The origins of language discovered in music, mime and mimicry

1 May 2019

Two million years ago, our ancestors started singing to ward off predators putting humanity on a path that led to the evolution of language

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