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abstract: 'Does thought depend on language? We human beings may not be the most admirable species on the planet, or the most likely to survive for another millennium, but we are without any doubt at all the most intelligent. We are also the only species with language. What is the relation between these two obvious facts?'
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title: The Role of Language in Intelligence
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