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Communication in humans and other animals / Gisela Håkansson, Lund University ; Jennie Westander, Parken Zoo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Håkansson, Gisela.
- Series:
- Advances in interaction studies ; v. 4.
- Advances in interaction studies, 1879-873X ; vol. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oral communication.
- Visual communication.
- Human-animal communication.
- Language acquisition.
- Physical Description:
- x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.
- Contents:
- 1 Acknowledgements p. xi
- 2 1. Introduction p. 1
- 3 2. Overview of biological signal systems p. 23
- 4 3. Human language - its use and learning p. 47
- 5 4. Human nonverbal communication p. 79
- 6 5. Our closest relatives - nonhuman primates p. 109
- 7 6. Man's best friend - the dog p. 139
- 8 7. Communication in birds p. 163
- 9 8. Discussion and outlook - why language? p. 187
- 10 Glossary p. 201
- 11 References p. 205
- 12 Index p. 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789027204578
- 9027204578
- 9789027204585
- 9027204586
- OCLC:
- 829451370
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