Foundations of representation: Where might graphical symbol systems come from?

Cognitive Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 961-987

  Garrod, Simon ^a   Fay, Nicolas ^b,c   Lee, John ^d   Oberlander, Jon ^d   MacLeod, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Graphical representation; Icons; Signs; Symbols

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449024710     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03640210701703659     Document Type: Article

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