The scaffolded evolution of human communication
Veit, W. & Browning, H.
(2023).
The scaffolded evolution of human communication.
The Behavioral and brain sciences,
46,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X2200070X
(2023).
The scaffolded evolution of human communication.
The Behavioral and brain sciences,
46,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X2200070X
Heintz & Scott-Phillips provide a useful synthesis for constructing a bridge between work by both cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists studying the diversity of human communication. Here, we aim to strengthen their bridge from the side of evolutionary biology, to argue that we can best understand ostensive communication as a scaffold for more complex forms of intentional expressions.