A leading expert on evolution and communication presents an empirically based theory of
the evolutionary origins of human communication that challenges the dominant Chomskian …

The presence of divergent and independent research traditions in the gestural and vocal
domains of primate communication has resulted in major discrepancies in the definition and …

Investigating in depth the mechanisms underlying human and non‐human primate
intentional communication systems (involving gestures, vocalisations, facial expressions …

The majority of studies on animal communication provide evidence that gestural signalling
plays an important role in the communication of non-human primates and resembles that of …

To understand the primate origins of the human interaction engine, it is worthwhile to focus
not only on great apes but also on callitrichid monkeys (marmosets and tamarins). Like …

The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys is an intriguing compilation of
naturalistic and experimental research conducted over the course of 20 years on gestural …

Language is an essential part of what makes us human. Where did it come from? How did it
develop into the complex system we know today? And what can an evolutionary perspective …

Comparisons with the cognition and communication of other species have long informed
discussions of the origins and evolution of human communication and language. This …

Gestural communication of nonhuman primates may allow insight into the evolutionary
scenario of human communication given the flexible use and learning of gestures as …

Homo sapiens is the only species with a symbolic language. According to evolutionary
theory, there should be some selective advantage that has fostered the development of …