A language of their own: An interactionist approach to human-horse communication
A language of their own: An interactionist approach to human-horse communication
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DOI:
10.1163/1568530043068010
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发表时间:
2004-01-01
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0.8
通讯作者:
Brandt, K
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作者:
Brandt, K
This paper explores the process of human-horse communication using ethnographic data of in-depth interviews and participant observation. Guided by symbolic interactionism, the paper argues that humans and horses co-create a language system by way of the body to facilitate the creation of shared meaning. This research challenges the privileged status of verbal language and suggests that non-verbal communication and language systems of the body have their own unique complexities. This investigation of human-horse communication offers new possibilities to understand the subjective and intersubjective world of non-verbal language using beings-human and nonhuman alike.