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Offers a comprehensive model of communication based on deductive formulations of systems theory supported by evolutionary thinking.

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Author:   Piotr Sadowski
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   8
Weight:   0.735kg
ISBN:  

9789027243447

ISBN 10:   9027243441
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   23 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. List of figures; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Preface; 4. Chapter 1. Systems theory: Between philosophy and science, but more science than philosophy; 5. Chapter 2. Towards a systems model of communication; 6. Chapter 3. Needs as motivators of behaviour; 7. Chapter 4. From emotive vocalizations to bodily adornments: The origins of referentiality; 8. Chapter 5. Photography, or the magic of iconic indexicality; 9. Chapter 6. Photography plus movement, or even more magic; 10. Chapter 7. From mimicry to metaphor: The origins of art; 11. Chapter 9. The thrills of visual realism; 12. Chapter 10. Linguistic iconicity and the limits of arbitrariness; 13. Chapter 11. The origins of language and the advantages of arbitrariness; 14. Chapter 12. Language and the symbolic compulsion; 15. References; 16. Index

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