Using dynamic systems theory, employed to study human communication, King demonstrates the complexity of apes’ social communication, and the extent to which their interactions generate meaning. As King describes, apes create meaning primarily through their body movements—and go well beyond conveying messages about food, mating, or predators.
- ISBN10 0674039610
- ISBN13 9780674039612
- Publish Date 1 July 2009 (first published 30 November 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 301
- Language English
- URL https://degruyter.com/isbn/9780674039612