I am an evolutionary biologist interested in the evolution of language.
Specifically, by adopting a comparative approach and investigating the language-like abilities of non-human animals, I aim to:
- (i) further our understanding of the origins of language and retrace the phylogenetic progression of such capacities (e.g. by studying great apes, other closely related species...)
- and (ii) better understand how language emerged in the first place (e.g. by studying birds or other species sharing key cognitive features with humans)
I joined the EthoS lab (UMR 6552) at the University of Rennes, France, as a lecturer in September 2023, where I continue to investigate the origins of our language.
Specifically, by adopting a comparative approach and investigating the language-like abilities of non-human animals, I aim to:
- (i) further our understanding of the origins of language and retrace the phylogenetic progression of such capacities (e.g. by studying great apes, other closely related species...)
- and (ii) better understand how language emerged in the first place (e.g. by studying birds or other species sharing key cognitive features with humans)
I joined the EthoS lab (UMR 6552) at the University of Rennes, France, as a lecturer in September 2023, where I continue to investigate the origins of our language.
