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Kanzi's Primal Language : The Cultural Initiation of Primates into Language /

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Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work on the language capabilities of the bonobo Kanzi has intrigued the world because of its far-reaching implications for understanding the evolution of the human language. This book takes the reader behind the scenes of the filmed language tests. It argues that while the...

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Main Authors: Segerdahl, Pär (Author), Fields, William (Author), Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Linguistics.
Anthropology.
Applied Linguistics.
Developmental Biology.
Philosophy of Mind.
Psycholinguistics.
Applied linguistics.
Developmental biology.
Philosophy of mind.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work on the language capabilities of the bonobo Kanzi has intrigued the world because of its far-reaching implications for understanding the evolution of the human language. This book takes the reader behind the scenes of the filmed language tests. It argues that while the tests prove that Kanzi has language, the even more remarkable manner in which he originally acquired it - spontaneously, in a culture shared with humans - calls for a re-thinking of language, emphasizing its primal cultural dimensions.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 237 pages)
ISBN:9780230513389
DOI:10.1057/9780230513389