What Is a Protolanguage

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Multiple Choice

What is a protolanguage?

• A) spoken reconstructed language from which modern languages derived
• B) the simplest form of language known, with no tenses or number terms
• C) the language that early Homo sapiens is believed to have spoken
• D) the rudimentary language used by the apes and monkeys

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Definitions:

Coccyx

The small, triangular bone at the base of the spinal column, consisting of three to five fused vertebrae, also known as the tailbone.

Interosseous Membrane

A fibrous sheet connecting the bones of the forearm (ulna and radius) or the leg (tibia and fibula), providing stability and a surface for muscle attachment.

Ligament

Fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones, providing joint stability.

Obturator Foramen

A large opening in the pelvis through which nerves and blood vessels pass, surrounded by the pubic and ischial bones.