Cultural evolution is not independent of linguistic evolution and social aspects of language use. (10th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scharinger, Mathias; Erfurth, Luise M.
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 45(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-11-10
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X22001285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: The bifocal stance theory (BST) focuses on cultural evolution without alluding to associated processes in linguistic evolution and language use. The authors briefly comment on language acquisition but leave underexplored the applicability of BST to linguistic evolution, to changes of language representations, and to possible consequences for constructing social identity, based on, for example, collective resilience processes within language communities.