Sign languages are problematic for a gestural origins theory of language evolution

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作者：
Emmorey, K [1 ]
机构：
[1] Salk Inst Biol Studies, Cognit Neurosci Lab, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
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BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES | 2005年 / 28卷 / 02期
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10.1017/S0140525X05270036
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Sign languages exhibit all the complexities and evolutionary advantages of spoken languages. Consequently, sign languages are problematic for a theory of language evolution that assumes a gestural origin. There are no compelling arguments why the expanding spiral between protosign and protospeech proposed by Arbib would not have resulted in the evolutionary dominance of sign over speech.
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