The Functions of Language: An Experimental Study

We test between four separate hypotheses (social gossip, social contracts, mate advertising and factual information exchange) for the function(s) of language using a recall paradigm. Subjects recalled the social content of stories (irrespective of whether this concerned social behavior, defection or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gina Redhead, R. I. M. Dunbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100409