How Pantomime Works: Implications for Theories of Language Origin
Pantomime refers to iconic gesturing that is done for communicative purposes in the absence of speech. Gestural theories of the origins of language claim that a stage of pantomime preceded speech as an initial form of referential communication. However, gestural theories conceive of pantomime as a u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Communication |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2019.00009/full |