Why chimpanzees can't learn language and only humans can /

Herbert S. Terrace revisits his 1970s experiment to teach a chimpanzee language, Project Nim, to offer a novel view of the origins of human language. In contrast to both Noam Chomsky and his critics, Terrace contends that words, as much as grammar, are the cornerstones of language.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Terrace, Herbert S., 1936- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Colección:University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures.
Temas:
Chimpanzees > Behavior.
Animal intelligence.
Human behavior.
Language and languages > Origin.
Chimpanzé > Mœurs et comportement.
Animaux > Intelligence.
Comportement humain.
Langage et langues > Origines.
human behavior.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • Innumerable gradations
  • Ape language
  • Recent human ancestors and the possible origin of words
  • Before an infant learns to speak
  • The origin of language, words in particular
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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