Sunday, 26 April 2015

Biosemiotics 8(1) published - two articles freely available online

Biosemiotics volume 8, issue 1 has now been published, according to alerts from the publisher, Springer. This is the second issue Alexei Sharov, Timo Maran and I have edited (which means I have been involved in decision-making and editing of all articles).

Contents:
Editorial
Towards Synthesis of Biology and Semiotics
Alexei Sharov, Timo Maran, Morten Tønnessen Pages 1-7 
Do They Speak Language?
Lucie Čadková Pages 9-27 
Language Evolution: Why Hockett’s Design Features are a Non-Starter
Sławomir Wacewicz, Przemysław Żywiczyński Pages 29-46 
Why Language Evolution Needs Memory: Systems and Ecological Approaches
Anton V. Sukhoverkhov, Carol A. Fowler Pages 47-65 
Hominin Language Development: A New Method of Archaeological Assessment
James Cole Pages 67-90 
Evolution of signs, organisms and artifacts as phases of concrete generalization
Eliseo Fernández Pages 91-102 
Protosemiosis: Agency with Reduced Representation Capacity
Alexei A. Sharov, Tommi Vehkavaara Pages 103-123 
Review
The Biosemiotic Glossary Project: Agent, Agency
Morten Tønnessen Pages 125-143 
Book review
Thinking Merleau-Ponty Forward / Review of Louise Westling (2014). The Logos of the Living World: Merleau-Ponty, Animals, and Language
W. John Coletta Pages 145-151

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