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NAU ANT 103 - Animal vs Human Communication
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ANT 103 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. Human vs. Animal CommunicationA. Driven by a desire to communicate (animals)B. Humans think they are better than animals mostly because they think they can communicate betterII. Animal communicationA. ExamplesB. There is little proof that animals can communicate about the past or futureC. They cannot change their communication as easily as humans canD. Can animals teach their communication like humans can?Outline of Current LectureHuman vs animal communication day 2I. Communication/languageA. Ability to communicate beyond here and now. B. Capacity for metacommunicationII. Two theories of the emergence of human languageA. Environmental adaptionB. Social adaptionC. Oldowan cultureCurrent LectureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Let us begin by talking about what communication is. It is the ability to communicate beyond the here and now. This includes communicating about spacially and temporally removed events as well as the hypothetical. It is also having the capacity for metacommunication (relevant for cultural transmission, creativity, change). Human change is based on our ability and willingness to communicate. A complicated communication system does not have to change to keep up with human language. Now, there are two theories about the emergence of human language. The first one is environmental adaption. This suggests that human language developed as an adaptive tool facilitating collaboration in the search of food. For example, a rising population could create changes in communication based on new and greater needs for survival. Curiosity is a key cause of this development of communication. For example, when a puppy is fascinated about something as trivial as a leaf it tries everything to describe and enjoy and study it. Curiosity in the unknown keeps humans interested in what more is out there. However, the second theory issocial adaption. This says that human language developed to allow us to develop and maintain social relationships (Dunbar). Bear in mind that these theories are not mutually exclusive. That is that disproving one would not disprove the other. It is likely that the human language gradually occurred in response to environmental, social, and eventually cultural changes in the hominin environment. Human language involves changes in the anatomy of the brain, in cognitive capacities, as well asin the size and social organization of human groups. Animals do not have metacommunicative abilities, but that does not mean that their form of communication is any less complex. Characteristics of Oldowan culture and their impact on cognition and communication:Stone toolsTransport of artefactsTransport of pieces of carcasses or products (mainly stone tools)Use of storage potsDivision of


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