A common explanatory attempt has been to point out the relationship between brain size and group size: the larger the groups in which animals live, the more there is a need for organization, the maintenance of complex and/or multiple social relationships, and often a division of labour, too. To interpret all the relevant information, more brain power is needed, which, in turn. stimulates the development of more complex communication systems. This process of the mutual reinforcement of strictly distinct properties within the same species might be seen as a form of 'co-evolution'. In conjunction with such observations the argument is often made that language developed primarily for bonding purposes, as an extension of primate grooming behaviour. Evidence for this is sought in the prevalence of social talk in ordinary conversation. (Verschueren & Brisard, 2009)
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