Teaching as evolutionary precursor to language

The central thesis of this article is that the evolution of teaching is one of the main factors that lead to increasingly complex communicative systems in the hominin species. Following earlier analyses of the evolution of teaching, the following steps are identified: (i) evaluative feedback, (ii) d...

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Main Author: Peter Gärdenfors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2022.970069/full