Social Psychology and Society
2022. Vol. 13, no. 2, 25–39
doi:10.17759/sps.2022130203
ISSN: 2221-1527 / 2311-7052 (online)
Why Did Our Ancestors Need Syntax? Social Orders and Communication Concerns of (Proto)Sapiens
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Keywords: origin of language, glottogenesis, proto-language, paleopsychology, paleosociology, paleoanthropology, rituals, joint meals, normative control, negotiations, social orders, communicative concerns
Journal rubric: Theoretical Research
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2022130203
Received: 21.07.2021
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For citation: Rozov N.S. Why Did Our Ancestors Need Syntax? Social Orders and Communication Concerns of (Proto)Sapiens. Sotsial'naya psikhologiya i obshchestvo = Social Psychology and Society, 2022. Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 25–39. DOI: 10.17759/sps.2022130203. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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