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Atypical birdsong and artificial languages provide insights into how communication systems are shaped by learning, use, and transmission
In this article, I argue that a comparative approach focusing on the cognitive capacities and behavioral mechanisms that underlie vocal learning in songbirds and humans can provide valuable insights into the evolutionary origins of language. The experimental approaches I discuss use abnormal song an...
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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/PMC5325865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27439502 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1107-5 |