Variable expression of linguistic laws in ape gesture: a case study from chimpanzee sexual solicitation
(2022)
Journal Article
Safryghin, A., Cross, C., Fallon, B., Heesen, R., Ferrer-i-Cancho, R., & Hobaiter, C. (2022). Variable expression of linguistic laws in ape gesture: a case study from chimpanzee sexual solicitation. Royal Society Open Science, 9(11), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220849
Two language laws have been identified as consistent patterns shaping animal behaviour, both acting on the organizational level of communicative systems. Zipf's law of brevity describes a negative relationship between behavioural length and frequency... Read More about Variable expression of linguistic laws in ape gesture: a case study from chimpanzee sexual solicitation.