The Functions of Language: An Experimental Study
We test between four separate hypotheses (social gossip, social contracts, mate advertising and factual information exchange) for the function(s) of language using a recall paradigm. Subjects recalled the social content of stories (irrespective of whether this concerned social behavior, defection or...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-10-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100409 |