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Although language evolution is an area in science yet to be developed, its foundations lay on empirical research. The aim of this article is to present three categories of ways to get empirical data on language evolution: observing language in laboratory, monitoring animal communication and analysing pidgins and creoles. The part of the paper about language in laboratory bases on English-language articles presenting the experiments made in this field of research: tacit communication game, embodied communication game, alien language experiments, Pictionary-like tasks. The part about monitoring animal communication describes observations of primates and mentions the topic of birds and other animals’ communication. The part about pidgins and creoles explains how pidgin becomes a creole, what is the difference between them and how they contribute to the development of language evolution as a field of research. It also presents an example of naturally emerged Nicaraguan Sign Language and concludes with an outline of main controversies and trends to be continued in language evolution.
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- Category:
- Magazine publication
- Type:
- Magazine publication
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Kognitywistyka i Media w Edukacji
no. 2,
pages 200 - 210,
ISSN: 1643-6938 - Publication year:
- 2014
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