How communication changes when we cannot mime the world: Experimental evidence for the effect of iconicity on combinatoriality

Cognition

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-66

  Roberts, Gareth ^a,b   Lewandowski, Jirka ^a   Galantucci, Bruno ^a,c  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping communication; Experimental Semiotics; Language evolution; Sign language; Signs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; COLOR VISION DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PHONEME; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGN LANGUAGE; ADULT; LINGUISTICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928321035     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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