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Dessalles, J-L. (2008) Spontaneous Narrative Behaviour in Homo Sapiens: How Does It Benefit Speakers? In A. D. M. Smith and K. Smith and R. Ferrer-i-Cancho, editors, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on the Evolution of Language, pages 91--98. World Scientific.
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Abstract

The fact that human beings universally put much energy and conviction in reporting events in daily conversations demands an explanation. After having observed that the selection of reportable events is based on unexpectedness and emotion, we make a few suggestions to show how the existence of narrative behaviour can be consistent with the socio-political theory of the origin of language.
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@incollection{dessalles08evolang7th,
  author={Jean-Louis Dessalles},
  title={Spontaneous Narrative Behaviour in Homo Sapiens: How Does It Benefit Speakers?},
  year={2008},
  month={March},
  pages={91-98},
  editor={A. D. M. Smith and K. Smith and R. Ferrer-i-Cancho},
  publisher={World Scientific},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on the Evolution of Language},
  url={http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~amag/langev/paper/dessalles08evolang7th.html}
}

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