Francisco J. Salguero

Francisco J. Salguero is a professor of general linguistics at the University of Seville, known for his expertise in the principles of language and communication. His research delves into the compositionality of language, which is the idea that the meaning of complex expressions is derived from their individual components and the rules governing them. In a recent study, he provided insights into the implications of bonobos' communication abilities, suggesting that their capacity for compositionality may indicate that basic linguistic features evolved much earlier than previously thought, potentially tracing back to our common ancestors.