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Peer reviewedLaird, Charlton – College Composition and Communication, 1972
Author presents data on Washoe, a chimpanzee taught American Sign Language; he concludes that this represents true language learning. (SP)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Language Research, Language Usage, Manual Communication
Peng, Fred C. C., Ed. – 1978
A collection of research materials on sign language and primatology is presented here. The essays attempt to show that: sign language is a legitimate language that can be learned not only by humans but by nonhuman primates as well, and nonhuman primates have the capability to acquire a human language using a different mode. The following…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer)
