Whistled Languages (Volume 13)
Busnel, R. G.; Classe, A.
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Description for Whistled Languages (Volume 13)
paperback. Series: Communication and Cybernetics. Num Pages: 117 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 241.
This monograph deals with curious and little-known acoustic systems of commun ication based on whistling that are in use at the present time in many parts of the world and have had, on the evidence available, even greater currency in the past. In spite of their wide distribution, they have not so far received the attention they might have been expected to attract: linguistically and in other ways they are most interesting. For it should be realized that they are much more than mere codes or conventional systems of signals; they function in exactly the same way as speech (in ... Read more
This monograph deals with curious and little-known acoustic systems of commun ication based on whistling that are in use at the present time in many parts of the world and have had, on the evidence available, even greater currency in the past. In spite of their wide distribution, they have not so far received the attention they might have been expected to attract: linguistically and in other ways they are most interesting. For it should be realized that they are much more than mere codes or conventional systems of signals; they function in exactly the same way as speech (in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Germany
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
Series
Communication and Cybernetics
Number of Pages
117
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642463372
SKU
V9783642463372
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