PSYCH 3F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Exaptation, Social Grooming, Stone Age
8 Jul 2017
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We highlight new methodologies (such as computational modeling), emerging points of consensus (such as the importance of pre-adaptation), and the major remaining controversies (such as gestural origins of language). We also discuss why language evolution is such a difficult problem, and suggest probable directions research may take in the near future. Computational modelling: computational modelling is the new modern way to understand the evolution of language, ex. Computational modelling has been useful on gaining information about biological adaptations for grammar, the emergence of language structure through cultural transmission and the evolution of phonetic gestures * refer to glossary on second. Page for full definitions: computation models are useful because they allow for testing of mechanisms underlying the evolution of language, computational modelling in language evolution can be divided into 3 categories, 1. Evaluation: computational models help researchers identify hidden problem, they allow us to create novel experiments to test under which conditions language evolves: 2.
