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... communication . A system of signs is an assemblage of organically related signs conventionally used for the purpose of communication , as in spoken language , in writing , or in the language of gestures . A sign is a component of a ...
... communication . A system of signs is an assemblage of organically related signs conventionally used for the purpose of communication , as in spoken language , in writing , or in the language of gestures . A sign is a component of a ...
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... communication . ( 4 ) To judge from the great majority of systems created recently , the syllabic ( not alphabetic ) stage is best suited among " primitive " societies . ( 5 ) Cer- tain tendencies of syllabic systems , such as Bamum and ...
... communication . ( 4 ) To judge from the great majority of systems created recently , the syllabic ( not alphabetic ) stage is best suited among " primitive " societies . ( 5 ) Cer- tain tendencies of syllabic systems , such as Bamum and ...
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... communication among the great apes . Many disparate hypotheses have been pro- posed in an attempt to explain the variety of behavioral patterns found in animals . They focus on the mecha- nisms that stimulate courtship in reproductive ...
... communication among the great apes . Many disparate hypotheses have been pro- posed in an attempt to explain the variety of behavioral patterns found in animals . They focus on the mecha- nisms that stimulate courtship in reproductive ...
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