Animal cognition and the evolution of human language: why we cannot focus solely on communication
WT Fitch - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Studies of animal communication are often assumed to provide the 'royal road'to
understanding the evolution of human language. After all, language is the pre-eminent …
understanding the evolution of human language. After all, language is the pre-eminent …
What can animal communication teach us about human language?
Language has been considered by many to be uniquely human. Numerous theories for how
it evolved have been proposed but rarely tested. The articles in this theme issue consider …
it evolved have been proposed but rarely tested. The articles in this theme issue consider …
Rethinking the Language Bottleneck: Why Don't Animals Learn to Communicate?
M Oliphant - 2002 - direct.mit.edu
12.2 Features of Human Language To theorize about the evolution of human language is to
theorize about how human communication differs from the communication systems used by …
theorize about how human communication differs from the communication systems used by …
Beyond anthropocentrism in comparative cognition: Recentering animal linguistics
P Schlenker, C Coye, S Steinert-Threlkeld… - Cognitive …, 2022 - hal.science
We argue that the field of animal communication is excessively focused on hard-to-
reconstruct relations between animal communication and human language. We propose …
reconstruct relations between animal communication and human language. We propose …
Overcoming bias in the comparison of human language and animal communication
EA Cartmill - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Human language is a powerful communicative and cognitive tool. Scholars have long
sought to characterize its uniqueness, but each time a property is proposed to set human …
sought to characterize its uniqueness, but each time a property is proposed to set human …
Animal communication and human language: An overview
L Barón Birchenall - International Journal of Comparative …, 2016 - escholarship.org
Comparative research has proven to be a fruitful field of study on the ontogenetic and
phylogenetic evolution of language, and on the cognitive capacities unique to humans or …
phylogenetic evolution of language, and on the cognitive capacities unique to humans or …
Becoming human: human infants link language and cognition, but what about the other great apes?
Human language has no parallel elsewhere in the animal kingdom. It is unique not only for
its structural complexity but also for its inextricable interface with core cognitive capacities …
its structural complexity but also for its inextricable interface with core cognitive capacities …
Communication without meaning or information: abandoning language-based and informational constructs in animal communication theory
Contemporary research in animal communication is heavily influenced by analogy to human
language and language-related information constructs: it focuses on establishing the …
language and language-related information constructs: it focuses on establishing the …
Syntax and compositionality in animal communication
K Zuberbühler - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Syntax has been found in animal communication but only humans appear to have
generative, hierarchically structured syntax. How did syntax evolve? I discuss three theories …
generative, hierarchically structured syntax. How did syntax evolve? I discuss three theories …
Animal language research needs a broader comparative and evolutionary framework
PL Tyack - Language and Communication, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
In 1960, Jane Goodall went to live with chimpanzees in their natural habitat like an
anthropologist living with some tribe of forest people. It took her years to gain the trust of her …
anthropologist living with some tribe of forest people. It took her years to gain the trust of her …