The Evolution of Communication

摘要: Part 1 Synopsis of the argument: some background information - communication and information, comparative method which species to compare what conclude?. 2 The evolution historical overview design natural systems language linguists take a look uniqueness, Noam Chomsky, Derek Bickerton, Philip Lieberman, Charles Hockett, Steven Pinker biologists general comments, Peter Marler, W. John Smith synthesis. 3 Conceptual issues in study communication: signals designed for complex environment ecology signal transmission, detection, adaptation problems similarity classification concept similarity, classification, units analysis their potential fruits Tinbergen's research design. 4 Biological mating frogs birds anuran advertisement calls, avian song survival bats bat echolocation problem social nonhuman human primates primate vocalisations general, language, facial expression perception primates. 5 Genetic squirrels ground squirrel alarms, vervet monkey alarm calls vocalisations, spoken sign gestural expressions 6 Design frogs, birds, calls,, signals, copulation sexual swellings insects, squirrels, warning colours, food-associated dominance cues. (Part contents).