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.

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Main Author: Terrace, Herbert S., 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Series:University seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff memorial lectures.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 219 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231550017
0231550014

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