Variable expression of linguistic laws in ape gesture: a case study from chimpanzee sexual solicitation

Variable expression of linguistic laws in ape gesture: a case study from chimpanzee sexual solicitation

Two language laws have been identified as consistent patterns shaping animal behaviour, both acting on the organizational level of communicative systems. Zipf's law of brevity describes a negative relationship between behavioural length and frequency. Menzerath's law defines a negative cor...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Safryghin, Catharine Cross, Brittany Fallon, Raphaela Heesen, Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho, Catherine Hobaiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2022-11-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
compression
communication
Zipf
Menzerath
language
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220849

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