The evolutionary origins of syntax: Event cognition in nonhuman primates
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn8464
Abstract: Languages tend to encode events from the perspective of agents, placing them first and in simpler forms than patients. This agent bias is mirrored by cognition: Agents are more quickly recognized than patients and generally… read more here.
Keywords: cognition; syntax; origins syntax; syntax event ... See more keywords