Origins of Human Language - Why Us?
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What are the three communication elements of the dance of honeybees that Karl von Frisch (1967) described?
The distance of the source --> the longer the dance, the farther away
The quality of the source --> shaking with great vigor is the jackpot, lesser source is just a wiggle
What is an example of a variation in the dialects that bees have?
Is there some intriguing evidence that bees can learn to interpret foreign dialects of other bees?
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What do the languages of bees and humans have in common?
Which of Hockett's design features are not applicable to monkeys?
Duality of patterning --> sounds do not sound similar
Productivity --> no new messages that have never been said before
Which of Hockett's design features are applicable to monkeys when they warn other monkeys for predators?
Arbitrariness --> meaningful associations between language and the world are arbitrary
What are two kinds of studies that studied how apes communicate when exposed to a language-rich environment with humans?
Raising apes as human children by learning them language through observation and interaction
Why was it hard to teach apes to produce vocal sounds?
Apes have extremely limited control over their vocalizations and simply can’t articulate different-sounding words.
What does Evolutionary adaptations mean?
What are the two categories that the skills that support language fall into?
(2) traits that evolved particularly because they make language more powerful and efficient.
Why is it easier to make the case for the genetic determination of vervet calls or honeybee dances than it is for human language?
-other species seem genetically pre-wired to make specific sounds tied to specific meanings, even from birth
-specific/limited use
-only some of H's design features
honeybee dances (waggles):
3 types of info: direction, distance, quality
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