PRIMITIVE MAN SPOKE WITH HANDS.
(Special to the “Star.") GLASGOW, September 7. Advancing a theory as to the origin of speech, Sir Richard Paget, before the Psychology Section of the British Association, in the section on anthropology. claimed that speech was really a matter of pantomimic gesture. “Primitive man,” he said, “pantomimed with his hands, and, as he did so, his tongue followed suit. As later he became engaged in arts and crafts, his hands became too busy and retired from the struggle, leaving the under studying tongue to take their place.” Supporting the idea, Sir Richard mentioned that in pronouncing an ancient Chinese word for paddle the movements of the tongue were similar to those of the hands when paddling.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18615, 17 November 1928, Page 5
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