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Structuring unleashed expression: Developmental foundations of human communication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2023

Wiktor Rorot Open the ORCID record for Wiktor Rorot [Opens in a new window] ,
Katarzyna Skowrońska ,
Ewa Nagórska ,
Konrad Zieliński ,
Julian Zubek Open the ORCID record for Julian Zubek [Opens in a new window]  and
Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi Open the ORCID record for Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi [Opens in a new window]
Wiktor Rorot
Affiliation:
Human Interactivity and Language Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected] https://wiktor.rorot.pl; https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
Katarzyna Skowrońska
Affiliation:
Human Interactivity and Language Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected] https://wiktor.rorot.pl; https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
Ewa Nagórska
Affiliation:
Human Interactivity and Language Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected] https://wiktor.rorot.pl; https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
Konrad Zieliński
Affiliation:
Human Interactivity and Language Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected] https://wiktor.rorot.pl; https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
Julian Zubek
Affiliation:
Human Interactivity and Language Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected] https://wiktor.rorot.pl; https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi
Affiliation:
Human Interactivity and Language Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-183 Warszawa, Poland. [email protected]; [email protected] https://wiktor.rorot.pl; https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
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Abstract

The target article highlights the sources of open-endedness of human communication. However, the authors' perspective does not account for the structure of particular communication systems. To this end, we extend the authors' perspective, in the spirit of evolutionary extended synthesis, with a detailed account of the sources of constraints imposed upon expression in the course of child development.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e13
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