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From Grunts to Special Grunts
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From Grunts to Special Grunts

A bit more on the origin of language.
John McWhorter
Dec 19, 2023
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The steppes of Ukraine, where Proto-Indo-European is thought to have originated.

One word seems as likely as any other, and more likely than most, to have been the very first. John explains.

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