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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> == '''Modeling 'The Language Advantage' (Predicting 'Fitness' of a Social Group):''' <syntaxhighlight lang="python"> def calculate_information_bandwidth(language_type): """ Shows how 'Grammar' increases 'Planning'. """ if language_type == "Signals": # (e.g. 'Leopard!' cry) return "BANDWIDTH: LOW. (Can only communicate 'The Present' and 'The Obvious')." if language_type == "Proto-Language": # (e.g. 'Me hunt mammoth') return "BANDWIDTH: MODERATE. (Can communicate 'Actions' but no 'Nuance')." if language_type == "Recursive Language": # (Full Human Grammar) return "BANDWIDTH: INFINITE. (Can communicate 'The Past', 'The Future', 'The Hypothetical', and 'The Lying')." # Case: A group with full grammar print(calculate_information_bandwidth("Recursive Language")) </syntaxhighlight> ; Language Landmarks : '''The 'Hyoid' Bone''' β A small bone in the throat that "Supports the Tongue." Its "Shape" in "Neanderthal Fossils" suggests they could "Probably Speak" like us. : '''PirahΓ£ Controversy''' β An Amazonian tribe whose language (according to Daniel Everett) has "No Recursion" and "No Numbers," challenging the "Universal Grammar" theory. : '''Language Acquisition Device''' (LAD) β The "Brain Module" that allows "Babies" to "Learn any language" in just 3 years without "Formal Lessons." : '''Proto-Indo-European''' (PIE) β The "Reconstructed Ancestor" of half the world's languages (English, Spanish, Hindi), "Tracing" language back to a "Single Tribe" ~6,000 years ago. </div> <div style="background-color: #8B4500; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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