Logically, one should no more infer that the function of vocalizing is to signal affect than, for instance, to show that the vocalizer's laryngeal motor neurons are active.
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Logically, one should no more infer that the function of vocalizing is to signal affect than, for instance, to show that the vocalizer's laryngeal motor neurons are active.
Source: wiktionary
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