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165 Abstract The chapter reviews evidence for the bodily mimesis hypothesis, which states that the evolution of language was preceded by an adaptation for improved volitional control of the body, giving our ancestors advantages in the domains of imi- tation, empathy, and gestural communication. Much of this evidence is also shared by other gesture-first theories of language origins, but they face
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