Publication: The evolution of infant-directed communication: Comparing vocal input across all great apes
The evolution of infant-directed communication: Comparing vocal input across all great apes
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Wegdell, F., Fryns, C., Schick, J., Nellissen, L., Laporte, M., Surbeck, M., van Noordwijk, M. A., Masi, S., Hellwig, B., Willems, E. P., Zuberbühler, K., van Schaik, C. P., Stoll, S., & Townsend, S. W. (2025). The evolution of infant-directed communication: Comparing vocal input across all great apes. Science Advances, 11(26), eadt7718. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt7718
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Human language is unique among communication systems since many elements are learned and transmitted across generations. Previous research suggests that this process is best predicted by infant-directed communication, i.e., a mode of communication directed by caregivers to children. Despite its importance for language, whether infant-directed communication is unique to humans or rooted more deeply in the primate lineage remains unclear. To assess this, we investigated directed and surrounding vocal communication in human infants and i
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Wegdell, F., Fryns, C., Schick, J., Nellissen, L., Laporte, M., Surbeck, M., van Noordwijk, M. A., Masi, S., Hellwig, B., Willems, E. P., Zuberbühler, K., van Schaik, C. P., Stoll, S., & Townsend, S. W. (2025). The evolution of infant-directed communication: Comparing vocal input across all great apes. Science Advances, 11(26), eadt7718. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt7718
