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Edmiston, P., Perlman, M., & Lupyan, G. (2017). Creating words from iterated vocal imitation. In G. Gunzelman, A. Howes, T. Tenbrink, & E. Davelaar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2017) (pp. 331-336). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

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Edmiston, Pierce1, Author
Perlman, Marcus2, Author           
Lupyan, Gary1, Author
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1Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA, ou_persistent22              
2Language and Cognition Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, ou_792548              

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Free keywords: categorization; transmission chain; language evolution
 Abstract: We report the results of a large-scale (N=1571) experiment to investigate whether spoken words can emerge from the process of repeated imitation. Participants played a version of the children’s game “Telephone”. The first generation was asked to imitate recognizable environmental sounds (e.g., glass breaking, water splashing); subsequent generations imitated the imitators for a total of 8 generations. We then examined whether the vocal imitations became more stable and word-like, retained a resemblance to the original sound, and became more suitable as learned category labels. The results showed (1) the imitations became progressively more word-like, (2) even after 8 generations, they could be matched above chance to the environmental sound that motivated them, and (3) imitations from later generations were more effective as learned category labels. These results show how repeated imitation can create progressively more word-like forms while retaining a semblance of iconicity.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2017-04-112017
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Title: the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2017)
Place of Event: London, UK
Start-/End Date: 2017-07-26 - 2017-07-29

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Title: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2017)
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Gunzelman, Glenn, Editor
Howes, Andrew, Editor
Tenbrink, Thora, Editor
Davelaar, Eddy, Editor
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Publ. Info: Austin, TX : Cognitive Science Society
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