Systematicity and arbitrariness in novel communication systems

Interaction Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-32

  Theisen, Carrie Ann ^a   Oberlander, Jon ^a   Kirby, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbitrariness; Emergent communication; Language evolution; Signs; Systematicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047682633     PISSN: 15720373     EISSN: 15720381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/is.11.1.08the     Document Type: Article

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