In this paper we argue that ecological evolutionary developmental biology (eco-evo-devo) accounts of cognitive modernity are compatible with cultural evolution theories of language built upon iterated learning models. Cultural evolution models show that the emergence of near universal properties of language do not require the preexistence of strong specific constraints. Instead, the development of general abilities, unrelated to informational specificity, like the copying of complex signals and sharing of communicative intentions is required for cultural evolution to yield specific properties, such as language structure. We argue that eco-evo-devo provides the appropriate conceptual background to ground an account for the many interconnected genetic, environmental and developmental factors that facilitated the emergence of an organic system able to develop language through the iterated transmission of information. We use the concept of niche construction to connect evolutionary developmental accounts for sensory guided motor capacities and cultural evolution guided by iterated learning models. This integrated theoretical model aims to build bridges between biological and cultural approaches.

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Eco-evo-devo 和迭代学习：基于生态位构建的综合方法

在本文中，我们认为认知现代性的生态进化发育生物学 (eco-evo-devo) 解释与建立在迭代学习模型上的语言文化进化理论是兼容的。文化演化模型表明，语言近乎普遍属性的出现并不需要预先存在强大的特定约束。相反，与信息特异性无关的一般能力的发展，如复杂信号的复制和交流意图的共享，是文化进化产生特定属性（如语言结构）所必需的。我们认为，eco-evo-devo 提供了适当的概念背景，为许多相互关联的遗传、环境和发展因素促进了有机系统的出现，该系统能够通过信息的迭代传输来发展语言。我们使用利基构建的概念将感官引导运动能力的进化发展解释和迭代学习模型引导的文化进化联系起来。这种综合的理论模型旨在在生物方法和文化方法之间架起桥梁。