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Liebal, K., Slocombe, K.E. and Waller, B.M. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6303-7458,
2022.
The language void 10 years on: multimodal primate communication research is still uncommon.
Ethology Ecology and Evolution.
ISSN 0394-9370
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Abstract
Human language is thought to have evolved from non-linguistic communication systems present in the primate lineage. Scientists rely on data from extant primate species to estimate how this happened, with debates centering around which modality (vocalization, gesture, facial expression) was a likely precursor. In 2011, we demonstrated that different theoretical and methodological approaches are used to collect data about each modality, rendering datasets incomplete and comparisons problematic. Here, 10 years later, we conducted a follow-up systematic review to test whether patterns have changed, examining the primate communication literature published between 2011 and 2020. In sum, despite the promising progress in addressing some gaps in our knowledge, systematic biases still exist and multimodal research remains uncommon. We argue that theories of language evolution are unlikely to advance until the field of primate communication research acknowledges and rectifies the gaps in our knowledge.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | Ethology Ecology and Evolution | ||||||
| Creators: | Liebal, K., Slocombe, K.E. and Waller, B.M. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Informa UK Limited | ||||||
| Date: | 24 January 2022 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0394-9370 | ||||||
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| Rights: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ethology Ecology and Evolution on 24/01/2022, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03949370.2021.2015453 | ||||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
| Record created by: | Laura Ward | ||||||
| Date Added: | 09 Feb 2022 11:40 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2023 03:00 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45581 |
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