African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls
MA Pardo, K Fristrup, DS Lolchuragi… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Personal names are a universal feature of human language, yet few analogues exist in other
species. While dolphins and parrots address conspecifics by imitating the calls of the …
species. While dolphins and parrots address conspecifics by imitating the calls of the …
Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution
M Pleyer, S Hartmann - Elements in Cognitive Linguistics, 2024 - cambridge.org
The evolution of language has developed into a large research field. Two questions are
particularly relevant for this strand of research: firstly, how did the human capacity for …
particularly relevant for this strand of research: firstly, how did the human capacity for …
[HTML][HTML] Intentionality, pointing, and early symbolic cognition
C van Mazijk - Human Studies, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Concepts such as “symbolism” and “symbolic cognition” often remain unspecified in
discussions the symbolic capacities of earlier hominins. In this paper, I use conceptual tools …
discussions the symbolic capacities of earlier hominins. In this paper, I use conceptual tools …
[HTML][HTML] The role of neighbour proximity and context on meerkat close call acoustic structure
Highlights•Vocalizations play an important role in managing group cohesion.•We
investigated how meerkats' close call acoustic structure varies with context.•Close call …
investigated how meerkats' close call acoustic structure varies with context.•Close call …
'Pragmatics First': Animal Communication and the Evolution of Language
D Bar-On - Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 2024 - Springer
Research on the evolution of language is often framed in terms of sharp discontinuities in
syntax and semantics between animal communication systems and human language as we …
syntax and semantics between animal communication systems and human language as we …
[HTML][HTML] A case for animal reference: beyond functional reference and meaning attribution
G Palazzolo - Synthese, 2024 - Springer
Reference is a basic feature of human language. A much debated question in the
scholarship on animal communication and language evolution is whether traces of the …
scholarship on animal communication and language evolution is whether traces of the …
Latent meaning representations in great-ape gestural communication
M Franke, M Bohn, M Fröhlich - … of the Annual Meeting of the …, 2024 - escholarship.org
Studies of meaning in human and primate communication face, in principle, similar
methodological problems. In both cases, meaning is not observable directly, but must be …
methodological problems. In both cases, meaning is not observable directly, but must be …