Information and the evolution of human communication

Manuel Bohn

doi:10.1142/9789813109001_0011

Information and the evolution of human communication

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Information and the evolution of human communication. / Bohn, Manuel.
Information Studies and the Quest for Transdisciplinarity: Unity Through Diversity. ed. / Mark Burgin; Wolfgang Hofkirchner. World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. p. 345-362 (World Scientific Series in Information Studies; Vol. 9).

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Bohn, M 2017, Information and the evolution of human communication. in M Burgin & W Hofkirchner (eds), Information Studies and the Quest for Transdisciplinarity: Unity Through Diversity. World Scientific Series in Information Studies, vol. 9, World Scientific Publishing Co., pp. 345-362. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813109001_0011

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Bohn, M. (2017). Information and the evolution of human communication. In M. Burgin, & W. Hofkirchner (Eds.), Information Studies and the Quest for Transdisciplinarity: Unity Through Diversity (pp. 345-362). (World Scientific Series in Information Studies; Vol. 9). World Scientific Publishing Co.. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813109001_0011

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Bohn M. Information and the evolution of human communication. In Burgin M, Hofkirchner W, editors, Information Studies and the Quest for Transdisciplinarity: Unity Through Diversity. World Scientific Publishing Co. 2017. p. 345-362. (World Scientific Series in Information Studies). doi: 10.1142/9789813109001_0011

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