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The parental antagonism theory of language evolution: preliminary evidence for the proposal.

Human biology - 1 Apr 2011

Brown William M

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Language--as with most communication systems--likely evolved by means of natural selection. Accounts for the genetical selection of language can usually be divided into two scenarios, either of which used in isolation of the other appear insufficient to explain the phenomena: (1) there are group benefits from communicating, and (2) there are individual benefits from being a better communicator. In contrast, it is...

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PMID: 21615287
DOI: 10.3378/027.083.0205

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