Bioacoustics of human whistled languages: An alternative approach to the cognitive processes of language

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 405-412

  Meyer, Julien ^a  

^a Institut des Sciences de l'Homme   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Cultural universals; Human whistled languages; Whistle communication

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CETACEA; PRIMATES;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTICS; COGNITION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MUSIC;

EID: 16544385555     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652004000200033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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