Detailed comparative studies have revealed many surface similarities between linguistic
communication and the communication of nonhumans. How should we interpret these …

Language is a fundamentally social endeavor. Pragmatics is the study of how speakers and
listeners use social reasoning to go beyond the literal meanings of words to interpret …

A novel account of the evolution of language and the cognitive capacities on which
language depends. In From Signal to Symbol, Ronald Planer and Kim Sterelny propose a …

Human expression is open-ended, versatile, and diverse, ranging from ordinary language
use to painting, from exaggerated displays of affection to micro-movements that aid …

In his classic analysis, Gould (The mismeasure of man, WW Norton, New York, 1981)
demolished the idea that intelligence was an inherent, genetic trait of different human …

We and our colleagues have been doing studies of great ape gestural communication for
more than 30 years. Here we attempt to spell out what we have learned. Some aspects of …

Nonhuman great apes inform one another in ways that can seem very humanlike. Especially
in the gestural domain, their behavior exhibits many similarities with human communication …

A growing shortfall exists between the number of older individuals who require healthcare
support and the number of qualified healthcare professionals who can provide this. Robots …

One of the defining features of language is displaced reference—the capacity to transmit
information about something that is not present or about a past or future event. It is very rare …

Given the increased diversity of the population in the United States and the importance of
early science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning, it is crucial to …