tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585315093228630767.post262235534161574063..comments2023-03-24T01:24:41.378-07:00Comments on Musings of a Palaeolinguist: Exavation en France à Menez Dregan!Cory Cuthbertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000939620226412700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585315093228630767.post-40819116049858643032013-07-10T05:49:52.769-07:002013-07-10T05:49:52.769-07:00Maybe in conjunction with other evidence (neurosci...Maybe in conjunction with other evidence (neuroscience, genetics etc.). You probably have a much better sense than I do of the chances of making progress. I'm a bit out of touch with all this but intend to read up on it.Mark Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506844097173520312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585315093228630767.post-79865588638544141332013-07-10T04:52:37.996-07:002013-07-10T04:52:37.996-07:00I hope we do! Perhaps by developing a way to infe...I hope we do! Perhaps by developing a way to infer language or cognition from material proxies...? Am I wishful thinking?Cory Cuthbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000939620226412700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585315093228630767.post-57128606022216669062013-07-10T01:31:16.610-07:002013-07-10T01:31:16.610-07:00Ah, but will we ever know the nature and level of ...Ah, but will we ever know the nature and level of sophistication of their vocal communications as they sat around the fire in that <em>ancienne grotte</em>? (Something a touch more subtle than Wittgenstein's 'slab' language, but focused on food rather than building materials, perhaps?)Mark Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506844097173520312noreply@blogger.com