Speaking of Apes: A Critical Anthology of Two-Way Communication with Man

by Thomas A. Sebeok, Jean Umiker-Sebeok

Overview

A Critical Anthology of TwoWay Communication with Man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461330141
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/27/2012
Series:	Topics in Contemporary Semiotics , #172
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Questioning Apes.- Communication and Language in the Home-Raised Chimpanzee.- A Word Between Us.- The First Sentences of Child and Chimpanzee.- Language, Name, and Concept.- Of Language Knowledge, Apes, and Brains.- Can Chimpanzees Learn a Phonemic Language?.- Sentence Structure in Chimpanzee Communication.- Language, Communication, Chimpanzees.- What Might be Learned from Studying Language in the Chimpanzee? The Importance of Symbolizing Oneself.- Chimpanzees and Language Evolution.- Language in Child and Chimp?.- Primate Vocalization: Affective or Symbolic?.- Language Behavior of Apes.- Man-Chimpanzee Communication.- Comparative Psychology and Language Acquisition.- Apes and Language.- Linguistically Mediated Tool Use and Exchange by Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes).- Is Problem-Solving Language?.- Looking in the Destination for What should have been Sought in the Source.- Human Language and Other Semiotic Systems.- Do You Speak Yerkish? The Newest Colloquial Language with Chimpanzees.- References.- Index of Names.