1 |
Eco‑evo‑devo and iterated learning : towards an integrated approach in the light of niche construction
|
|
|
|
Abstract:
In this paper we argue that ecological evolutionary developmental biology (ecoevo-devo) accounts of cognitive modernity are compatible with cultural evolution theories of language built upon iterated learning models. Cultural evolution models show that the emergence of near universal properties of language do not require the preexistence of strong specific constraints. Instead, the development of general abilities, unrelated to informational specificity, like the copying of complex signals and sharing of communicative intentions is required for cultural evolution to yield specific properties, such as language structure. We argue that eco-evo-devo provides the appropriate conceptual background to ground an account for the many interconnected genetic, environmental and developmental factors that facilitated the emergence of an organic system able to develop language through the iterated transmission of information. We use the concept of niche construction to connect evolutionary developmental accounts for sensory guided motor capacities and cultural evolution guided by iterated learning models. This integrated theoretical model aims to build bridges between biological and cultural approaches.
|
|
Keyword:
Cultural evolution; Eco-evo-devo; Extended evolutionary synthesis; Language evolution; Niche construction
|
|
URL: https://ddd.uab.cat/record/240039 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-020-09761-3
|
|
BASE
|
|
Hide details
|
|
3 |
Complex Ideas: Fodor's Hume Revisited
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 12 (2018); 001-013 ; 1450-3417 (2018)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
4 |
The internal, the external and the hybrid: The state of the art and a new characterization of language as a natural object
|
|
|
|
In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics; Vol 3, No 1 (2018); 22 ; 2397-1835 (2018)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
5 |
The internal, the external and the hybrid : the state of the art and a new characterization of language as a natural object
|
|
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
6 |
What Lenneberg Got Right: A Homological Program for the Study of Language Evolution
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 11 (2017): Special Issue—50 Years Later: A Tribute to Eric Lenneberg’s Biological Foundations of Language; 139-170 ; 1450-3417 (2017)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
7 |
Should It Stay or Should It Go? A Critical Reflection on the Critical Period for Language
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 9 (2015); 008-042 ; 1450-3417 (2015)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
8 |
From Wallace’s Problem to Owen’s Solution: A Review of More than Nature Needs by Derek Bickerton
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 8 (2014); 108-119 ; 1450-3417 (2014)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
9 |
Teoría de lenguajes formales : una introducción para lingüistas
|
|
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
12 |
Knots, Language, and Computation: A Bizarre Love Triangle? Replies to Objections
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012); 079-111 ; 1450-3417 (2012)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
13 |
On the Feasibility of Biolinguistics: Koster’s Word-Based Challenge and Our ‘Natural Computation’ Alternative
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2012); 205-221 ; 1450-3417 (2012)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
14 |
The archaelogical record speaks : bridging anthropology and linguistics
|
|
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
15 |
The Archaeological Record Speaks: Bridging Anthropology and Linguistics
|
|
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
16 |
The Archaeological Record Speaks: Bridging Anthropology and Linguistics
|
|
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
17 |
Specters of Marx: A Review of Adam's Tongue by Derek Bickerton
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010); 116-127 ; 1450-3417 (2010)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
18 |
Incidental Biology: A Reply to Derek Bickerton's Response
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010); 133-137 ; 1450-3417 (2010)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
20 |
Computational Phenotypes: Where the Theory of Computation Meets Evo-Devo
|
|
|
|
In: BIOLINGUISTICS; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2009); 002-060 ; 1450-3417 (2009)
|
|
BASE
|
|
Show details
|
|
|
|