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The scaffolded evolution of human communication

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Abstract Heintz & Scott-Phillips provide a useful synthesis for constructing a bridge between work by both cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists studying the diversity of human communication. Here, we aim… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Heintz & Scott-Phillips provide a useful synthesis for constructing a bridge between work by both cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists studying the diversity of human communication. Here, we aim to strengthen their bridge from the side of evolutionary biology, to argue that we can best understand ostensive communication as a scaffold for more complex forms of intentional expressions.

Keywords: communication; evolution human; scaffolded evolution; biology; human communication

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2023

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