Shigeto Yosida
List of John Benjamins publications in which Shigeto Yosida is involved.
Articles
2017 Combinatory rules and chunk structure in male Mueller’s gibbon songs Interaction Studies 18:1, pp. 1–25 | Article
Understanding whether the long and elaborate songs of male gibbons (Hylobates muelleri) have syntax and hierarchical structures (chunks) is an interesting question in the evolution of language, because gibbons are near humans in the phylogenetic tree and a hierarchically organized syntax is… read more
2013 Intergroup and intragroup antiphonal songs in wild male Mueller’s gibbons (Hylobates muelleri) Interaction Studies 14:1, pp. 24–43 | Article
Mueller’s gibbons (Hylobates muelleri) sing both sex-specific and duet songs. These songs are thought to be involved in territory maintenance, as well as the maintenance of pair or family bonds. However, few observational studies have examined how gibbons interact with their neighbors through song… read more