Can iterated learning explain the emergence of graphical symbols?

Interaction Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-50

  Garrod, Simon ^a,b   Fay, Nicolas ^b   Rogers, Shane ^b   Walker, Bradley ^b   Swoboda, Nik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolution of communication; Graphical communication; Interaction; Iterated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949304149     PISSN: 15720373     EISSN: 15720381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/is.11.1.04gar     Document Type: Article

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