How the language capacity was naturally selected: Altriciality and long immaturity
Abstract
Critical factors that appear to encourage vocal development in humans are altriciality and long immaturity. Hominid infants appear to have evolved a specific tendency to use elaborate vocalization as a means of soliciting long-term investment from caregivers. The development of such vocal capacity provides necessary infrastructure for language development across human life history. © 2006 Cambridge University Press.
Publication Title
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Recommended Citation
Oller, D., & Griebel, U. (2006). How the language capacity was naturally selected: Altriciality and long immaturity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29 (3), 293-294. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X06389066
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