Which of the following statements about the origins of language is not correct?

A) Neandertals had the neurological and anatomical features necessary for speech.
B) Spoken language may have emerged from gestural language by increasing emphasis on the mouth and throat.
C) The soft tissues of the vocal tract are well preserved in the fossil record.
D) We do not know precisely when the crossover to spoken language began.

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Balbinder Singh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The soft tissues of the vocal tract are not preserved in the fossil record, so we do not have direct evidence of how early human ancestors produced speech. Instead, researchers use indirect evidence from comparative anatomy, genetics, and studies of modern humans to infer how speech may have emerged.

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