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Savage-Rumbaugh E. Sue <1946-> |
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Apes, language, and the human mind [[electronic resource] /] / Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Stuart G. Shanker, Talbot J. Taylor |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998 |
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1-280-45324-9 |
9786610453245 |
0-19-802697-8 |
1-4237-4131-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ShankerStuart |
TaylorTalbot J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bonobo - Psychology |
Kanzi (Bonobo) |
Human-animal communication |
Language acquisition |
Neurolinguistics |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Bringing up Kanzi; 2 Philosophical Preconceptions; 3 Rhetorical Inclinations; 4 Beyond Speciesism; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Current primate research has yielded stunning results that not only threaten our underlying assumptions about the cognitive and communicative abilities of nonhuman primates, but also bring into question what it means to be human. At the forefront of this research, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh recently has achieved a scientific breakthrough of impressive proportions. Her work with Kanzi, a laboratory-reared bonobo, has led to Kanzi's acquisition of linguistic and cognitive skills similar to those of a two and a half year-old human child. Apes, Language, and the Human Mind skillfully combines a fascinati |
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