Introduction published in:
Interaction and Iconicity in the Evolution of Language
Edited by Stefan Hartmann, Michael Pleyer, James Winters and Jordan Zlatev
[Interaction Studies 18:3] 2017
► pp. 303–313
Introduction

Interaction and iconicity in the evolution of language

Introduction to the special issue

| Universität Koblenz-Landau
| University of Hamburg
| Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena
| Lund University
Keywords: interaction, iconicity, language evolution
Article outline
  • 1.The role of interaction and iconicity in language evolution
  • 2.From great apes to modern English: The present volume
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
Published online: 08 December 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.18.3.01ple
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