Re: Tongues, Palates, Larynxes, Breath Control (and maybe language)

From: John Roth (newsgroups_at_jhrothjr.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:21:55 -0500

"richard01" <richardparker01@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6e30eb22.0409090322.4bdc21c5@posting.google.com...
> 1) Larynx drop in humans
>
> Elaine Morgan made a big point about larynxes (or should that be
> laryngi?)
>
> "Another feature found in adult humans but no other land mammal is the
> descended larynx which has lost all connection with the palate..."
>
> Maybe Elaine was a tiny bit wrong about this, (chimps' and deer's do
> too)

The descended larynx is several million years more recent
than the latest possible timeframe for Elaine's scenario.
Consequently, it's not something that can be used to support
it.

John Roth
>
> Richard
>

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