Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Feb 2011)
Experimental semiotics: a review
Abstract
In the last few years a new line of research has appeared in the literature. This line ofresearch, which may be referred to as experimental semiotics (Galantucci, 2009; Galantucci& Garrod, 2010), focuses on the experimental investigation of novel forms of humancommunication. In this review we will (a) situate experimental semiotics (henceforth ES) inits conceptual context, (b) illustrate the main varieties of studies thus far conducted byexperimental semioticians, (c) illustrate three main themes of investigation which haveemerged within this line of research, and (d) consider implications of this work for cognitiveneuroscience.
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