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The central aim is to explore the limitations of exchange-based communication and revise gift theory with new concepts.

January 23, 2026Open Access

The Maturation of Exchange Society and the Evolved Gift

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The central aim is to explore the limitations of exchange-based communication and revise gift theory with new concepts.
Theoretical analysis of existing social theory
Examination of limitations in exchange-based communication
Proposed rearticulation of gift theory focusing on temporality and communal aspects
Identified key limitations of exchange communication in late-modern societies
Proposed new concepts within gift theory that address these limitations
Highlighted the importance of non-linguistic coordination in social interactions

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This work is an independent theoretical study in social theory.It examines the limitations of exchange-based communication in late-modern societiesand proposes a conceptual rearticulation of gift theory focusing on temporality,non-linguistic coordination, and communal sensibility. A full Japanese version of this work is provided as a supplementary file in this record. This version corrects the previously uploaded file.

The Maturation of Exchange Society and the Evolved Gift

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