In:Perspectives on Pantomime
Edited by Przemysław Żywiczyński, Johan Blomberg and Monika Boruta-Żywiczyńska
[Advances in Interaction Studies 12] 2024
► pp. 1–15
IntroductionPerspectives on pantomime
Evolution, development, interaction
Published online: 15 February 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/ais.12.00zyw
https://doi.org/10.1075/ais.12.00zyw
Article outline
- 1.Pantomime in human communication
- 1.1Pantomime and the Origin of Language
- 1.2Defining pantomime
- 2.Summary of the papers collected for the volume
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