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Kin Selection and "Mother Tongues": A Neglected Component in Language Evolution

Fitch, W. Tecumseh·2004·Evolution of Communication Systems
DOI 10.7551/mitpress/2879.003.0022
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  • If language evolved to teach relatives, we would expect it to be honest.

    “Firstly, if language evolved to teach relatives (Fitch, 2004), we would expect it to be honest.”

    From The origins of language in teaching (2017) · cites this paper as Fitch, 2004

  • Language originated to facilitate communication amongst close kin.

    “Fitch (2004) has argued that language originated to facilitate communication amongst close kin (Fitch, 2004, see also Nowicki & Searcy, 2014; Smit, 2014), and I endorse this position.”

    From The origins of language in teaching (2017) · cites this paper as Fitch, 2004

  • Children are known to hear some linguistic structures selectively and to ignore others, a phenomenon that may have generated selection for language structure that is "child friendly".

    “Children are known to hear some linguistic structures selectively and to ignore others, a phenomenon that may have generated selection for language structure that is “child friendly” (Deacon, 1997; Falk, 2004; Fitch, 2004, 2005).”

    From The origins of language in teaching (2017) · cites this paper as Fitch, 2004

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Authors
Fitch, W. T.
Venue
Evolution of Communication Systems
Publisher
The MIT Press
Published
2004-07-30
Pages
275-296
DOI
10.7551/mitpress/2879.003.0022
Cited by
55
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Language
en

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