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Are ape gestures like words? Outstanding issues in detecting similarities and differences between human language and ape gesture
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dc.contributor.author | Hobaiter, Cat | |
dc.contributor.author | Graham, Kirsty | |
dc.contributor.author | Byrne, Richard W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-09T09:30:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-09T09:30:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-09-26 | |
dc.identifier | 280080801 | |
dc.identifier | be85cbd1-b20b-43ec-a7b3-d1158828f2ff | |
dc.identifier | 000838044800012 | |
dc.identifier | 85135547268 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hobaiter , C , Graham , K & Byrne , R W 2022 , ' Are ape gestures like words? Outstanding issues in detecting similarities and differences between human language and ape gesture ' , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , vol. 377 , no. 1860 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0301 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0962-8436 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-7422-7676/work/117210958 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-3893-0524/work/117210979 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-9862-9373/work/117211059 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/25796 | |
dc.description | K.E.G. and C.H. received funding from the European Union's 8th Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, under grant agreement no. 802719. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Opinion piece: ape gestures are made intentionally, inviting parallels with human language; but how similar are their gestures to words? Here we ask this in three ways, considering: flexibility and ambiguity, first- and second-order intentionality, and usage in interactive exchanges. Many gestures are used to achieve several, often very distinct, goals. Such apparent ambiguity in meaning is potentially disruptive for communication, but—as with human language—situational and interpersonal context may largely resolve the intended meaning. Our evidence for first-order intentional use of gesture is abundant, but how might we establish a case for the second-order intentional use critical to language? Finally, words are rarely used in tidy signal–response sequences but are exchanged in back-and-forth interaction. Do gestures share this property? In this paper, we examine these questions and set out ways in which they can be resolved, incorporating data from wild chimpanzees. | |
dc.format.extent | 342089 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | en |
dc.subject | Common ground | en |
dc.subject | Evolution of language | en |
dc.subject | Intention | en |
dc.subject | Flexibility | en |
dc.subject | Gesture | en |
dc.subject | QL Zoology | en |
dc.subject | T-DAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QL | en |
dc.title | Are ape gestures like words? Outstanding issues in detecting similarities and differences between human language and ape gesture | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1098/rstb.2021.0301 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 802719 | en |
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