How Does Neanderthals Use Language?

less distinct than our own. This would have presented a language barrier far more vast than any in existence today between two dialects. Multi-Regionalists tend to argue in favor of the Neanderthal’s capability to use language. A major genetic piece of evidence that they call upon to support their assertion is the existence of the FoxP2, “language”, gene which is prevalent in Neanderthals. Although this gene does contribute greatly to the human comprehension of language it is not significant enough to hold up speech capabilities on its own. “...FoxP2 is not unique to humans. Quite the opposite, versions of this gene are found in remarkably similar forms in a great many vertebrate species (including primates, rodents, birds, reptiles, and