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abstract: 'Shanker and King trumpet the adoption of a ‘new paradigm’ in communication studies, exemplified by Ape Language Research. While cautiously sympathetic, I maintain that their argument relies on a false dichotomy between ‘information’ and ‘dynamical systems’ theory, and that the resulting confusion prevents them from seeing and taking the main chance their line of thinking suggests.'
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keywords: 'Ape Language Research, Dynamical Systems Theory, Information Processing'
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Collier, J. (1999) Causation is the Transfer of Information. In: Causation, Natural Laws and Explanation, ed. Howard Sankey, Kluwer: 279-331.
Ross, D. and Dumouchel, P. (MS) Emotions as Strategic Signals. http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/economics/staff/personalpages/dross/emote10.rtf
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- psy-ling
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title: Information processing and dynamical systems approaches are complementary
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