Is a naturalistic theory of communication possible?

Cognitive Systems Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-180

  Airenti, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collective action; Communication; Sharedness; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH; INTENTIONALITY; LANGUAGE FACULTY; NON-HUMAN PRIMATE; PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC THEORIES; THEORY OF MINDS;

LINGUISTICS; MAMMALS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

COMMUNICATION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77953687275     PISSN: 13890417     EISSN: 13890417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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