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Imperative 2

90 [ninety]	Imperative 2

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From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …

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Shave!	S_a_e_ Shave! S_____ Shave! ______ Shave!
Wash yourself!	W_s_ y_u_s_l_! Wash yourself! W___ y________ Wash yourself! ____ _________ Wash yourself!
Comb your hair!	C_m_ y_u_ h_i_! Comb your hair! C___ y___ h____ Comb your hair! ____ ____ _____ Comb your hair!

Call!	C_l_! Call! C____ Call! _____ Call!
Begin!	B_g_n_ Begin! B_____ Begin! ______ Begin!
Stop!	S_o_! Stop! S____ Stop! _____ Stop!

Leave it!	L_a_e i_! Leave it! L____ i__ Leave it! _____ ___ Leave it!
Say it!	S_y i_! Say it! S__ i__ Say it! ___ ___ Say it!
Buy it!	B_y i_! Buy it! B__ i__ Buy it! ___ ___ Buy it!

Never be dishonest!	N_v_r b_ d_s_o_e_t_ Never be dishonest! N____ b_ d_________ Never be dishonest! _____ __ __________ Never be dishonest!
Never be naughty!	N_v_r b_ n_u_h_y_ Never be naughty! N____ b_ n_______ Never be naughty! _____ __ ________ Never be naughty!
Never be impolite!	N_v_r b_ i_p_l_t_! Never be impolite! N____ b_ i________ Never be impolite! _____ __ _________ Never be impolite!

Always be honest!	A_w_y_ b_ h_n_s_! Always be honest! A_____ b_ h______ Always be honest! ______ __ _______ Always be honest!
Always be nice!	A_w_y_ b_ n_c_! Always be nice! A_____ b_ n____ Always be nice! ______ __ _____ Always be nice!
Always be polite!	A_w_y_ b_ p_l_t_! Always be polite! A_____ b_ p______ Always be polite! ______ __ _______ Always be polite!

Hope you arrive home safely!	H_p_ y_u a_r_v_ h_m_ s_f_l_! Hope you arrive home safely! H___ y__ a_____ h___ s______ Hope you arrive home safely! ____ ___ ______ ____ _______ Hope you arrive home safely!
Take care of yourself!	T_k_ c_r_ o_ y_u_s_l_! Take care of yourself! T___ c___ o_ y________ Take care of yourself! ____ ____ __ _________ Take care of yourself!
Do visit us again soon!	D_ v_s_t u_ a_a_n s_o_! Do visit us again soon! D_ v____ u_ a____ s____ Do visit us again soon! __ _____ __ _____ _____ Do visit us again soon!

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