Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution

Published: March 4, 2024

The evolution of language has developed into a large research field. Two questions are particularly relevant for this strand research: firstly, how did the human capacity emerge? And secondly, which processes cultural involved both in from non-linguistic communication and continued languages? Much on that addresses these two is highly compatible with usage-based approach to pursued cognitive linguistics. Focusing key topics such as comparing animal communication, experimental approaches evolution, evolutionary dynamics language, Element gives an overview current state-of-the-art discusses linguistics can cross-fertilise each other. This title also available Open Access Cambridge Core.

Language: Английский

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The forgotten adaptive social benefits of social learning in animals

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99(5), P. 1638 - 1651

Published: April 26, 2024

Theoretical and empirical scholars of cultural evolution have traditionally studied social learning strategies, such as conformity, adaptive strategies to obtain accurate information about the environment, whereas within psychology there has been a greater focus upon consequences strategies. Although these two approaches are often used in concert when studying human learning, we believe potential benefits more broadly, overlooked studies non-humans. We review evidence from homophily, imitation, rapid facial mimicry that suggests behaving like others affords non-human animals behaviour matching may be deployed strategically increase affiliation. Furthermore, conformity dispersers, suggest forgoing personal or preferences favour those new group during immigration strategy facilitate integration. therefore propose informational functions apply humans alike. use this perspective generate several interesting research questions inspire work field. For example, under what conditions do role does uncertainty play immigrant individuals?

Language: Английский

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Social tolerance and role model diversity increase tool use learning opportunities across chimpanzee ontogeny

Communications Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: March 28, 2025

Social learning opportunities shape cognitive skills across species, especially in humans. Although the social environment impacts opportunities, benefits of role model diversity and tolerance on task tool-using species remain poorly understood. To explore these links, we study 2343 peering events (close-range observation a conspecific) from 35 wild immature (<10 y) chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). We find that chimpanzee functions to acquire information more than food, persists during development while peaking around weaning age, increases with food processing complexity. Role models change throughout development, increased at mothers early stages for complex tasks. Finally, immatures observe many models, favouring older tolerant individuals. conclude learn multiple individuals, particularly when acquiring like tool use. Tolerant societies may be necessary acquisition retention diverse kits rarely found nature.

Language: Английский

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Conformist Transmission

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 22, 2024

Abstract Conformist transmission is a bias, or social learning strategy, that disproportionately favours popular cultural variants. Over the past 40 years it has received great deal of attention, both theoretical and empirical. Here authors provide an overview current state this literature, including what conformist is; how relates to other similar terms; can be operationalized mathematically; its adaptive value; impact upon evolutionary dynamics; evidence for against in humans species. The conclude by identifying gaps theory limitations experimental work. In particular, emphasize need accounts demonstrators with inconsistent preferences empirical work carefully distinguish between tendencies dynamics.

Language: Английский

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Primate Cognition

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Abstract First published in 1997, Primate Cognition set the agenda for a new field of study. Borrowing theoretical constructs and paradigms from human cognitive science developmental psychology, book reviewed all empirical research existing at that time concerning both physical cognition (space objects, tools causality, features categories, quantities) social (social knowledge interaction, strategies communication, learning culture, theory mind). Since time, on primate has burgeoned, this all-new second edition focuses conducted after 1997. It is divided into two volumes: current volume Social forthcoming Physical Cognition. Existing areas are updated with latest findings, there several practical purposes did not exist first edition, example, prosocial behaviour, behaviour dilemmas, metacognition. There also chapter theories an account how fits overall evolutionary picture. The intended to be up-to-date survey field.

Language: Английский

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Evolution of Primate Social Cognition

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 276 - 297

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Abstract This chapter surveys the major theoretical issues in study of primate social cognition relation to socioecology, particularly focusing on factors such as food distribution, predator pressure, and intergroup competition. It also discusses how idea intelligence originated primatology/comparative psychology various authors have conceptualized over years. Whereas some denied its existence or importance, others invoked use behavioural rules predict behaviour, a third group has argued that primates make inferences based attributing mental states others. The last part offers speculations about evolution each main taxa.

Language: Английский

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Do nonhuman animals copy successful and prestigious models? Disentangling payoff-biased transmission across taxa

Animal Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 219, P. 123018 - 123018

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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The Interdisciplinary Potential of Pure Sociology

The American Sociologist, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cumulative cultural evolution theory from a psychological perspective: Theoretical development and integration of schools

Advances in Psychological Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(6), P. 965 - 965

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

摘要: 累积文化演化是文化演化的一个重要子集, 侧重关注文化的逐渐累积, 指的是文化在传递和修改的过程中, 在复杂性、效率性等方面发生了适应性的变化。虽然累积文化演化是一个跨学科概念, 但却有着浓厚的心理学底色。心理因素尤其是认知因素在其概念框架和解释流派的发展过程中占据着重要地位, 对认知的重视推动了累积文化演化的理论发展和解释流派的整合。未来研究可以从理论发展角度进一步明晰累积文化演化的衡量标准, 从解释流派整合角度探明累积文化演化的过程与细节, 以及从心理学角度更深入考察心理因素对累积文化演化的影响。

Language: Английский

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The Human Primate

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 298 - 306

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Abstract This chapter provides a review of findings from human social cognition based on studies that directly compare humans and non-human primates, particularly great apes (mostly represented by chimpanzees), macaques capuchin monkeys, along with some speculations about how is similar to different other primates. It focuses the four themes corresponding Chapters 2–5: competition cooperation; strategies communication; learning culture; theory mind metacognition. The last part offers theoretical evolution emphasizes cooperative cultural nature beings.

Language: Английский

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