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The Origin and Development of Expression, Representation and Symbolism in Human and Non-Human Primates
This book compares the beginning of symbolic thought in human infancy with that of our close primate relatives, the chimpanzees. The author investigates the precursors of symbolism by studying the actions and interactions of a small group of these intelligent, non-human primates who live in Singapore Zoo.Drawing upon his years of detailed observations, Matthews offers an in-depth analysis and interpretation of chimp behaviour to present an unprecedented account of the beginnings of symbolic thought. The book shows that the actions the chimpanzees perform have structural and semantic similarities with the actions of emergent expression and rep…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-136-89421-3
- EAN: 9781136894213
- Produktnummer: 18391761
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 392 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 7'414 KB
- Abbildungen: 14 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 60 schwarz-weiße Fotos
Über den Autor
John Matthews is an artist and educator. He has taught all age groups from nursery children to University level, at institutions including Goldsmiths Art School and Goldsmiths Faculty of Education at the University of London, and the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His main research area has been early symbolism in very young children; more recently he has become involved in studying the precursors of symbolic thought in non-human primates.
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