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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations

dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Evelina Daniela
dc.contributor.authorFröhlich, Marlen
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T15:25:52Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T15:25:52Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAn intentional transfer of information is central to human communication. When comparing nonhuman primate communication systems to language, a critical challenge is to determine whether a signal is used in intentional, goal-oriented ways. As it is not possible to directly observe psychological states in any species, comparative researchers have inferred intentionality via behavioral markers derived from studies on prelinguistic human children. Recent efforts to increase consistency in nonhuman primate communication studies undervalue the effect of possible sources of bias: some behavioral markers are not generalizable across certain signal types (gestures, vocalizations, and facial expressions), contexts, settings, and species. Despite laudable attempts to operationalize first-order intentionality across signal types, a true “multimodal” approach requires integration across their sensory components (visual-silent, contact, audible), as a signal from a certain type can comprise more than one sensory component. Here we discuss how the study of intentional communication in nonlinguistic systems is hampered by issues of reliability, validity, consistency, and generalizability. We then highlight future research avenues that may help to understand the use of goal-oriented communication by opting, whenever possible, for reliable, valid, and consistent behavioral markers, but also taking into account sampling biases and integrating detailed observations of intraspecific communicative interactions.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, E.D., Fröhlich, M. (2021). Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations. International Journal Primatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00248-wpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10764-021-00248-wpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn01640291
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8370
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherUnited Statespt_PT
dc.relationDevelopmental processes underlying language evolution: a comparative study of early communicative gestures in humans and chimpanzees.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectFacial expressionpt_PT
dc.subjectGesturespt_PT
dc.subjectIntentionalitypt_PT
dc.subjectPrimate communicationpt_PT
dc.subjectSocial environmentpt_PT
dc.subjectVocalizationspt_PT
dc.titleOperationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerationspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleDevelopmental processes underlying language evolution: a comparative study of early communicative gestures in humans and chimpanzees.
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage25pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Primatologypt_PT
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person.givenNameEvelina Daniela
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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