Does Language Arise from a Calculus of Dominance?
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Robin Dunbar's hypothesis that language capacity in response to the demands of maintaining large groups suggests a more specific hypothesis that language arose from a cognitive calculus by which animals could predict their status in complex dominance situations.
Publication Date
6-1995
Volume
18
Issue
2
ISSN
1469-1825
DOI
10.1017/S0140525X00039030
Repository Citation
Thompson, Nicholas S., "Does Language Arise from a Calculus of Dominance?" (1995). Faculty Works. 57.
https://commons.clarku.edu/facultyworks/57
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