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The origins of language in teaching
I introduce seven criteria for determining the validity of competing theories for the original function of language. I go on to present a novel explanation that meets all the criteria: language originally evolved to teach kin. I suggest that the use of symbols subsequently generated evolutionary fee...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27368625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1077-7 |
| Sumario: | I introduce seven criteria for determining the validity of competing theories for the original function of language. I go on to present a novel explanation that meets all the criteria: language originally evolved to teach kin. I suggest that the use of symbols subsequently generated evolutionary feedback at two levels, in the form of self-modified selection pressures that favored structures in the mind that functioned to manipulate and use symbols with efficiency, and cultural selection on languages for learnability. |
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