Abstract
Communication is a much more far-reaching term than language, even though one of the functions, if not the main function, of language is societal communication. In Study 9 I show how the ethologist Schleich (1973, 1995) explored a specific type of biological communication, which he called tonic. This term refers to the function that Schleidt ascribed to tonic communication, namely the establishment and maintenance of stable social bonds. On the basis of examples from birds and mammals, the ethologist speculated on the origin of human language in relation to characteristic human bonds.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1996 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Furth, H.G. (1996). Communication and Society. In: Desire for Society. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9987-3_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9987-3_10
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4757-9989-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-9987-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive