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Readings in Zoosemiotics (Hardcover)
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Readings in Zoosemiotics (Hardcover)
Series: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]
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The book is the first annotated reader to focus specifically on the
discipline of zoosemiotics. Zoosemiotics can be defined today as
the study of signification, communication and representation within
and across animal species. The name for the field was proposed in
1963 by the American semiotician Thomas A. Sebeok. He also
established the framework for the paradigm by finding and
tightening connections to predecessors, describing terminology,
developing methodology and setting directions for possible future
studies. The volume includes a wide selection of original texts
accompanied by editorial introductions. An extensive opening
introduction discusses the place of zoosemiotics among other
sciences as well as its inner dimensions; the understanding of the
concept of communication in zoosemiotics, the heritage of biologist
Jakob v. Uexkull; contemporary developments in zoosemiotics and
other issues. Chapter introductions discuss the background of the
authors and selected texts, as well as other relevant texts. The
selected texts cover a wide range of topics, such as semiotic
constitution of nature, cognitive capabilities of animals, typology
of animal expression and many other issues. The roots of
zoosemiotics can be traced back to the works of David Hume and John
Locke. Great emphasis is placed on the heritage of Thomas A.
Sebeok, and a total of four of his essays are included. The Reader
also includes influential studies in animal communication (honey
bee dance language, vervet monkey alarm calls) as well as theory
elaborations by Gregory Bateson and others. The reader concludes
with a section dedicated to contemporary research. Readings in
Zoosemiotics is intended as a primary source of information about
zoosemiotics, and also provides additional readings for students of
cognitive ethology and animal communication studies.
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