A zoosemiotic approach to the transactional model of communication

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4950086
AutoresMirko Cerrone (0000-0003-3856-9078, University of Tartu , Tartu , Estonia, autor de correspondencia), Nelly Mäekivi (0000-0001-5912-9245, University of Tartu , Tartu , Estonia)
Año2021
Volumen2021
Número242
Páginas39-62
Fecha de publicación2021-09-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSemiotica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/sem-2020-0052
OpenAlexW3188478141
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas42

The analysis of social communication in other-than-human animals poses several theoretical challenges due to the complexity of individual and extra-individual variables. Some previous studies have found a valuable solution in Uexküll's work by expanding and adapting its usage for the study of communication in a heurtistic manner. An Umwelt analysis provides a theoretical toolbox, which allows researchers to take an emic perspective on the lives and phenomenal world of other animals. However, Umwelt and its elaborations do not allow for a clear distinction between acts of perception and communication and seem to ignore factors that escape the specific communication contexts under analysis. Thus, moving away from the existing linear and cyclical approaches to communication, we propose a complementary approach to the study of social communication by combining Barnlund's transactional model of communication with Umwelt theory and the functional circle more specifically. Our elaborated model conceives social communication as the process of creating meaning through the interaction of two (or more) subjects and emphasizes the role of species-specific and individual features in its creation. Our goal is to re-evaluate the research on social communication of other-than-human animals by advocating for the theoretical and empirical potential of Umwelt, especially pertaining to animals with complex Umwelten. Our model offers a valuable solution to the analysis of intraspecies communication that accounts for the role of private and public cues as well as the subjects' specific behaviors, messages, and context in the creation of meaning

Context (archaeology) · Human communication · Meaning (existential) · Models of communication · Perception · Perspective (graphical) · Toolbox · Transactional analysis · Transactional leadership · Umwelt · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Social Psychology