Why Chimpanzees Can't Learn Language and Only Humans Can |
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| Author:
| Terrace, Herbert S. |
| Series title: | Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-55001-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.