Hunting and the development of sign language: a cross-cultural test

Journal of Anthropological Research Vol/Iss. 33 Published In Pages: 185-201
By Divale, William Tulio, Zipin, Clifford

Hypothesis

Sign language will be found in smaller societies whose member are more likely to sustain frequent contacts with members of neighboring societies (188).

Note

Sampling procedures inhibited an adequate test of this hypothesis.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaPartially supportedp<.05Gamma= .61UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Sign LanguageDependentGestures And Signs
Total Population Of SocietyIndependentPopulation