Why Chimpanzees Can'T Learn Language And Only Humans Can - Herbert S. Terrace - Books - Columbia University Press - 9780231171106 - October 1, 2019
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Herbert S. Terrace
Why Chimpanzees Can'T Learn Language And Only Humans Can

Get an email once the item is available
Do you have a profile? Log in

Our customers say:

14-day return policy in accordance with European consumer protection law
Top ranking on Trustpilot
Add to your iMusic wish list

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.

248 pages, 30 b&w figures

Media Books     Book
Released October 1, 2019
ISBN13 9780231171106
Publishers Columbia University Press
Pages 248
Dimensions 223 × 149 × 21 mm   ·   430 g

More by Herbert S. Terrace

Show all

Mere med samme udgiver

See all of Herbert S. Terrace ( e.g. Book )