The biosemiotics and phylogenesis of culture

Social Science Information

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-68

  Lestel, Dominique ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Animal culture; Biosemiotics; Human animal communication; Origin of language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038782926     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0539018402041001003     Document Type: Review

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