id,collection,dc.contributor.author,dc.contributor.firstReferee,dc.contributor.furtherReferee,dc.contributor.gender,dc.contributor.inspector,dc.date.accepted,dc.date.accessioned,dc.date.available,dc.date.issued,dc.description.abstract[en],dc.format.extent,dc.identifier.uri,dc.identifier.urn,dc.language,dc.rights.uri,dc.subject.ddc,dc.subject[en],dc.title,dc.type,dcterms.accessRights.dnb[de_DE],dcterms.accessRights.openaire,dcterms.format,refubium.affiliation "9584e592-6947-4fdd-a070-c3b7d4a1538c","fub188/14","Ullrich, Robert","Liebal, Katja","Wild, Markus","male","Kopp, Kathrin Susanne||Wulff, Christoph||Ostwald, Dirk","2018-07-12","2019-02-12T13:22:05Z","2019-02-12T13:22:05Z","2019","When investigating the evolution of language, scientists often approach one prominent question: What makes humans human? While researchers might share a common question that motivates them to investigate the origin of language, they do not share a common definition of that original term. The current dissertation hypothesises that definitions of language are ever-changing, temporary constructions which are implicitly informed by historical and social values. By utilising a mixed-methods approach, which combines socio-historical research with quantitative strategies, three examples are investigated: (i) Language defined as speech (oral norm); (ii) Language defined as highest evolutionary achievement (Scala Naturae); (iii) Language defined from its external structure (Behaviourism). The dissertation reveals and illustrates that each of the historical constructions has its problems. Regarding (i), a historical argument from analogy to the deaf discourse reveals prejudices towards nonverbal forms of communication. Addressing (ii), a quantitative text analysis on 915 articles from a time span of 10 years testifies the use of value-laden adjectives in some publications. Analysing (iii), a citation network on 653 articles, published over the time of 69 years, illustrates how the term intention enters a discourse that originates from a behaviouristic era and turned into a cognitive one. The quantitative evidence revealed by the dissertation demonstrates: Science is not, never was and likely never will be free from social and historical influences. That is not a problem. It is a problem, however, to neglect or ignore those influences. The current meta-analysis points to them in order to enable the reader to develop a critical standpoint in relation to the current and past language origin discourse. Hence, providing evidence by systematic investigation of these values is an active contribution to scientific self-correction.","iv, 136 Seiten","https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/23890||http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-1665","urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-refubium-23890-4","eng","http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen","100 Philosophie und Psychologie::150 Psychologie::156 Vergleichende Psychologie","Meta-Research||Comparative Psychology||Values in Science||Language Evolution||Animal Communication","Norms for constructing language in humans and animals","Dissertation","free","open access","Text","Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie"