Title From interaction to symbol : a systems view of the evolution of signs and communication / Piotr Sadowski.

Publication Info.	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., [2009]
	©2009

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Description	1 online resource (xxi, 300 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Iconicity in language and literature ; v. 8
	Iconicity in language and literature ; v. 8.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Against the background of jargon-ridden and often obscure semiotic literature Sadowski's book offers a reader-friendly yet rigorous account of human communication and its evolution from animal and primate behaviour. What is specifically human about the way we exchange information with other people, and to what extent are our facial expressions, body language, and even emotive elements of speech still indebted to our pre-human ancestors? Why can the chimpanzees, smart as they are, not interpret animal tracks in the ground; why did religions often ban representational art; why is photography per.
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Subject	Communication -- Philosophy.
	Communication -- Philosophy.
	Signs and symbols.
	Signs and symbols.
	System theory.
	System theory.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Sadowski, Piotr, 1957- From interaction to symbol. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009 9789027243447 (DLC) 2009028547 (OCoLC)425960178
ISBN	9789027288905 (electronic book)
	9027288909 (electronic book)
	9027243441 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
	9789027243447 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
	1282312235
	9781282312234
	9789027243447 (hardback ; alkaline paper)