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Presidential Address: Signals.

The article discusses the origin of signaling systems, which allow individuals to communicate with one another even if they don't share a common language. The author addresses the concept of an innate signaling system, which is not theoretically possible if one believes in scientist Charles Darwin's...

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Published in:Philosophy of Science Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 489 - 501
Main Author: Skyrms, Brian
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Dec2008
Subjects:
Nonverbal communication
Gesture
Symbolic communication
Expressive behavior
Nonverbal ability
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