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Sedentary agriculture may have spurred a linguistic explosion 2,000 years ago

A study suggests that the sedentarization of hunter-gatherers led to a linguistic explosion.

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Up to tens of thousands of languages may have coexisted before a decline.

This phenomenon is linked to the development of agriculture and community stability.

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Cette étude remet en question les théories sur l'évolution des langues et souligne l'impact des changements sociétaux sur la diversité culturelle et linguistique.

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