title: The evolution of coordinated vocalizations before language.
abstract: Ackermann et al. briefly point out the potential significance of coordinated vocal behavior in the dual pathway model of acoustic communication. Rhythmically entrained and articulated pre-linguistic vocal activity in early hominins might have set the evolutionary stage for later refinements that manifest in modern humans as language-based conversational turn-taking, joint music-making, and other behaviors associated with prosociality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication,Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture, University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),Los Angeles,CA 90095-1563.gabryant@ucla.eduhttp://gabryant.bol.ucla.edu/
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bryant
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*