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How did humans evolve biologically so that our brains and social interactions could support language processes, and how did cultural evolution lead to the inven

The biological and neurological capacity to symbolize, and the products of behavioral, cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and technological uses of symbols (

This volume represents the first time that researchers on signed language and gesture have come together with a coherent focus under the framework of cognitive

Pantomime is a unique form of communication, which we improvise “on the fly” to transmit information when unable to use language, for example during intercu

This book explores the evolutionary and cognitive foundations of human communication, focusing on narrative as its distinctive dimension. Within a framework of