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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Evolutionary Linguistics
  • Human Communication

Background:

  • Human communication systems evolve dynamically.
  • Two primary models explain this evolution: iterated learning and social collaboration.
  • Understanding the mechanisms driving shared sign system development is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the explanatory power of iterated learning versus social collaboration models for communication system evolution.
  • To experimentally test the social collaboration account of communication system evolution.
  • To investigate the role of interaction in the emergence of shared sign systems.

Main Methods:

  • An experiment was conducted using a graphical communication task.
  • Participants were assigned to either a 'community' condition (interacting with multiple partners) or an 'isolated pair' condition (interacting with a single partner).
  • The effectiveness and efficiency of evolved sign systems were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Community-based interactions facilitated the bottom-up creation of effective and efficient shared sign systems.
  • Sign systems evolved in communities were as effective and efficient as those developed by isolated pairs.
  • Interaction was critical for creating shared sign systems, with distinct systems emerging in different groups.

Conclusions:

  • Social collaboration, driven by interaction, is a key mechanism in the evolution of human communication systems.
  • The findings support the social collaboration account over the iterated learning model.
  • The study highlights the emergent properties of communication systems shaped by social dynamics.