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... communication systems , human language is a unique evolutionary product . Without exaggeration , one can contrast human language with infrahuman communication systems as one contrasts life with nonlife . With the emergence of human ...
... communication systems , human language is a unique evolutionary product . Without exaggeration , one can contrast human language with infrahuman communication systems as one contrasts life with nonlife . With the emergence of human ...
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... communication systems , on the other hand , are based on code elements that resemble , are part of , or are analogous to the items they denote . Bees , for example , trace the location of sources of nectar by olfactory cues supplied by ...
... communication systems , on the other hand , are based on code elements that resemble , are part of , or are analogous to the items they denote . Bees , for example , trace the location of sources of nectar by olfactory cues supplied by ...
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... Communication One additional point remains to be cleared up . Etic studies need not be restricted to nonverbal behavior . Observers may make judgments concerning what people say to each other that need not depend upon native judgments ...
... Communication One additional point remains to be cleared up . Etic studies need not be restricted to nonverbal behavior . Observers may make judgments concerning what people say to each other that need not depend upon native judgments ...
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Suborder Anthropoidea versus Suborder Prosimii | 27 |
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