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Grooming, gossip and the evolution of language

Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another - an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests - and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms - is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group - whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates.

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  • "Cong dong wu xiang hu shu li, ren lei xian liao jie du yu yan yan hua"
  • "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language"
  • "Grooming, gossip and the evolution of language"@it
  • "從動物相互梳理, 人類閒聊解讀語言演化"
  • "Cong dong wu xiang hu shu li . ren lei xian liao jie du yu yan yan hua"
  • "從動物相互梳理,人類閒聊解讀語言演化"

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  • "Psychologische studie over het ontstaan van de menselijke taal en de functie ervan."
  • "Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another - an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests - and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms - is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group - whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates. Anthropologists have long assumed that language developed in relationships among males during activities such as hunting. Dunbar's original and extremely interesting studies suggest otherwise: that language in fact evolved in response to our need to keep up to date with friends and family. We needed conversation to stay in touch, and we still need it in ways that will not be satisfied by teleconferencing, e-mail, or any other communication technology. As Dunbar shows, the impersonal world of cyberspace will not fulfill our primordial need for face-to-face contact."
  • "Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another - an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests - and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms - is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group - whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates."
  • "Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another - an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests - and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms - is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group - whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates."@en

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  • "History"@en
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  • "哈啦與抓虱的語言 : 從動物相互梳理,人類閒聊解讀語言演化"
  • "Ha la yu zhua shi de yu yan : cong dong wu xiang hu shu li, ren lei xian liao jie du yu yan yan hua"
  • "Vlooien, roddelen en de ontwikkeling van taal"
  • "Pchły, plotki a ewolucja języka"@pl
  • "Grooming, gossip and the evolution of language"
  • "Grooming, gossip and the evolution of language"@en
  • "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language"
  • "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language"@en
  • "Dalla nascita del linguaggio alla babele delle lingue"@it
  • "Dalla nascita del linguaggio alla babele delle lingue"
  • "Ha la yu zhua shi de yu yan : cong dong wu xiang hu shu li . ren lei xian liao jie du yu yan yan hua"
  • "Samvaro, skvaller och språkets uppkomst"@sv
  • "Dalla nascita del linguaggio alla Babele delle lingue"
  • "Samvaro, skvaller och sprakets uppkomst"
  • "Klatsch und Tratsch : wie der Mensch zur Sprache fand"
  • "Grooming, Gossip and the evolution of language"
  • "哈啦與抓虱的語言 : 從動物相互梳理, 人類閒聊解讀語言演化"

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