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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Terrace, Herbert S., 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Series:University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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