Why chimpanzees can't learn language and only humans can
Auteur :
Terrace, Herbert S.
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231171106
Date de publication :
1 oct. 2019
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.