An experimental study of the emergence of human communication systems

Cognitive Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 737-767

  Galantucci, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence of communication; Human communication; Situated cognition; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844482509     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog0000_34     Document Type: Article

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