A Critical Companion to Zoosemiotics:

A Critical Companion to Zoosemiotics is the first attempt to systematize the discipline that studies animal communication and signification through its most important and/or problematic terms and concepts, and its most representative scholars. It is a companion, in that it attempts to cover the entire range of key words of the field, and it is critical, in that it aims not only to describe, but also to discuss and problematize such words. The book is conceived for zoosemiotic students, researchers and scholars as a valuable tool for consultation, reference, research and reflection, and it represents an ideal complement for reading and studying zoosemiotic books and essays.

Résumé
A critical companion of zoosemiotics is the first attempt to systematise the study of animal communication and signification through its most important and/or problematic terms and concepts, and its most representative scholars. It is a companion, in that it attempts to cover the entire range of key terms in the field, and it's critical, in that it aims not only to describe, but also to discuss, problematise and, in some cases, resolve, these terms.

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Foreword. Part I - Introduction To Zoosemiotics. 1. What Is Zoosemiotics? 2. Critical Issues In The Past, Present And Future Of Zoosemiotics. Part II - Ethological Zoosemiotics. 1. General Systematics Of EZ. 2. Typologies And Functions Of The Signs. 3. The Mind/Body Dualism And The Problem Of The Point Of View. 4. A Semiotic Investigation Of Deception, Play And Aesthetics. Part III - Anthropological Zoosemiotics. 1. General Problems Addressed By A.Z. 2. The Concept Of "Animal" From The Semiotic Perspective. 3. Interspecific Communication And Language. Part IV - A Glossary Of People, Paths And Ideas. Appendix - Does Zoosemiotics Have An Ethical Agenda? 1. Introducing The Problem. 2. The (Zoo)Semiotics Of Resistance. 3. The Human-Animal(Ist) Relationship In Everyday Discourse. 4. A Semiotics Of Anthropocentrism. 5. The Concept Of Biocentrism. References.