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This work examines how ostensive communication in great apes has evolved and its implications for understanding communicative intent.

May 24, 2026Mind & LanguageOpen Access

Ostensive communication in great apes: The evolution of Gricean intent

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This work examines how ostensive communication in great apes has evolved and its implications for understanding communicative intent.
Analysis of ostensive behaviors and their evolutionary context.
Examination of attention contact situations among apes.
Discussion of Gricean communicative intentions in relation to ape behavior.
Apes utilize specialized ostensive behaviors to manage attention contact effectively.
Ostensive communication in apes features both species-specific signals and ordinary behaviors.
Behavioral utterances convey both naturally selected meanings and Gricean non-natural meanings.

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Discussion explores how great apes evolved signaling behaviors, suggesting complex communication strategies.

Juan Carlos Gómez (2026) studied this question.

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