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Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho

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Cat Hobaiter@nakedprimate.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you sitting comfortably…? TLDR: In which, gentle reader, we outline an idea on how language originated in fireside storytelling & make new predictions for studying the evolution of language.. 1/n 🔥🔥🔥 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Firelight and the origins of spoken language

Abstract. Language and fire are hallmarks of the human condition, but most scholars treat them as independent traits. We develop a theory for the origin of

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Cat Hobaiter@nakedprimate.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Life in MoyenBafing gets pretty exciting for us too! Come help us learn about these incredible chimpanzees and the wonderful MB landscape they live in! RA positions in our field team from July, apply now! 🧪

The Moyen Bafing Chimp Project@mbchimp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re hiring Research Assistants with the Moyen Bafing Chimpanzee Project! Help contribute to a growing wild chimpanzee research & conservation project in West Africa 🐵 Apply now (open until filled, starting dates from July). More info👇or dm for Qs #conservation #science #fieldwork #primates 🧪

We are seeking motivated field assistants for chimpanzee research and ecological surveying at the savanna-mosaic environment of the Moyen-Bafing National Park (MBNP), Guinea. The candidate will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of camera traps in the home ranges of several chimpanzee groups, chimpanzee habituation and behavioral data collection, and ecological surveying and sampling in the region. Together with an international and local team, the candidate will be responsible for the management of research data, and the day-to-day maintenance and running of the research site.  Essential requirements: (1) previous field experience in remote areas (preference for arid zones/tropics)  (2) proficiency in both English and French (written and spoken) (3) physically and mentally fit, able to spend long periods of time away from developed areas and be comfortable with minimal living conditions (no plumbing or electricity) in remote and ecologically challenging locations (4) the capacity to live and work together with a small team of international and local assistants for extended periods of time (5) good communication skills with other team members and (remotely) with project managers (6) strong motivation to be active and flexible while managing multiple simultaneous responsibilities (7) demonstrate tolerance to customs and practices of local communities   * Monthly stipend to offset living expenses  * Reimbursement of up to $1100 USD towards an international round trip flight after completion of a 9-month term   Minimum 9 months starting in July 2026.    Applications should be sent via email to Drs. Catherine Hobaiter, Erin Wessling, and Liran Samuni at mbchimp@gmail.com. We will start evaluating the applications on June 1 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Please include in your application your CV, a 1-page cover letter highlighting your interest and qualifications, and the names and contact information of at least two references
Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho@rferrericancho.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Consider a noun phrase formed by a noun, an adjective, a numeral and a demonstrative. There are 24 possible orders but only some of them have been attested when examining the preferred order in world languages. Some researchers hypothesize that there is a hard constraint banning certain orders.

Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho@rferrericancho.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Word order varies within languages but what are the actual constraints? Some word orders are never attested while others have a very low frequency. We could reason that word order diversity has a cost as morphological, lexical,... diversity has a cost in terms of learning, production and processing.