Social Evolution and Commitment: Bridging the Gap Between Formal Linguistic Theories and Language Evolution Research
This article argues based on some concrete empirical evidence that what is called “(social) commitment” is grammaticalized in human language at the latest stage in the evolution of syntax. It is further argued that as a result of this grammaticalization process, our ancestors acquired a way of makin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Biolinguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5964/bioling.12787 |