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This project investigates the role of arbitrariness in human language as an evolutionary trait. It explores how the arbitrary relationship between form and meaning can enhance communication in noisy environments through cross-linguistic comparisons and experimental methods.
Language is one of the greatest mysteries in the evolution of humankind.
It is a remarkable phenomenon that appears to be distinct from other animal communication system, and yet its evolutionary roots remain far from clear.
One interesting feature of human language, that does not seem to exist in other communication systems, is the arbitrary relationship between form and meaning.
In recent years, many studies have emphasised cases of non-arbitrariness, such as iconicity, and pointed to its adva…
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