Robin Dunbar Argues That Conversational Language Emerged in Human Beings

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Multiple Choice

Robin Dunbar argues that conversational language emerged in human beings because:

• A) Human groups became too large for grooming to be a practical way of maintaining social bonds; therefore, conversation developed as a necessary replacement for grooming.
• B) Human beings naturally imitated noises in their environment, and these noises became words.
• C) Humans developed tongue movements to mimic manual gestures, something that helped with the acquisition of increasingly sophisticated manual habits.
• D) Humans needed words to help mediate conflicts within the group.

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