| Kanzi's Primal Language: The Cultural Initiation of Primates Into Language 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Segerdahl, P. (Author), Fields, W. (Author), Savage-Rumbaugh, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403996040 ISBN-13: 9781403996046 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Primatology - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 599.885 |
| LCCN: 2005043424 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.02 lbs) 237 pages |