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Publication Date:
October 2006
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1613-3692
DOI:
10.1515/SEM.2006.075

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Semiotica

Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies / Revue de l'Association Internationale de Sémiotique

Editor-in-Chief: Danesi, Marcel

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ERIH category 2011: INT2

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Upper Paleolithic art, autism, and cognitive style: Implications for the evolution of language

Citation Information: Semiotica. Volume 2006, Issue 162, Pages 127–174, ISSN (Online) 1613-3692, ISSN (Print) 0037-1998, DOI: 10.1515/SEM.2006.075, October 2006

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Published Online:
2006-10-26

Abstract

The exquisite quality of the Upper Paleolithic paintings is brought into relation with the artistic talents of the autistic savant. The linguistic limitations of the autistic individual suggest a congruent status of mind with the archaic people of the Upper Paleolithic, which could indicate language in its infancy. This notion is examined in terms of archaeological, paleontological, art historical, neurological, semiotic, and cognitive views on language evolution.

Keywords: Language evolution; Paleolithic art; autism; savant syndrome; cognition; sign categories

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