This special issue addresses question about the place of quantitative methods in the field of biosemiotics. Many standpoints have been taken by contributing authors to demonstrate that the answer to this question is not straightforward. Considering quantitative methods in biosemiotics is necessarily related to inclusion of other scientific fields and interdisciplinary dialogue.

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定量方法能否发展生物/符号学理论？

本期特刊探讨了定量方法在生物符号学领域的地位问题。投稿作者采取了许多观点来证明这个问题的答案并不简单。在生物符号学中考虑定量方法必然与纳入其他科学领域和跨学科对话有关。