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MrCoffee

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1. You're wrong, it's completely innate

Reply to Boojatta (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 05:44 PM

Jan 2012

It's all to do with deep brain conditioning at the time of language acquisition that causes certain phonemes to associate with regional microclimactic norms.

It's got bupkis to do with social conditioning.

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Is the belief that Texas is warmer than Alaska innate or a product of social conditioning? [View all] Boojatta Jan 2012 OP

You're wrong, it's completely innate MrCoffee Jan 2012 #1

"deep brain conditioning at the time of language acquisition" Boojatta Feb 2012 #6

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