On the Origins of Language: An Introduction to the Evolution of Human Speech |
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... chimpanzee was raised as though it were a retarded child . However , no one has ever been able to teach a chimpanzee to talk ( Kellogg , 1968 ) . A number of attempts have been made to demonstrate that the chimpanzee lacks the necessary ...
... chimpanzee was raised as though it were a retarded child . However , no one has ever been able to teach a chimpanzee to talk ( Kellogg , 1968 ) . A number of attempts have been made to demonstrate that the chimpanzee lacks the necessary ...
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... Chimpanzee supralaryngeal vocal tract area functions modeled on computer . These functions were the " best " approximations that could be produced , given the anatomical limitations of the chimpanzee , to the human vowels [ i ] , [ a ] ...
... Chimpanzee supralaryngeal vocal tract area functions modeled on computer . These functions were the " best " approximations that could be produced , given the anatomical limitations of the chimpanzee , to the human vowels [ i ] , [ a ] ...
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... chimpanzee pharynx , which acts as a short tube parallel to the direct airway leading out from the larynx through the oral cavity . This aspect of the chimpanzee pharynx can be seen in Figures 9-1 , 9-3 , and 9-4 . The acoustic effects ...
... chimpanzee pharynx , which acts as a short tube parallel to the direct airway leading out from the larynx through the oral cavity . This aspect of the chimpanzee pharynx can be seen in Figures 9-1 , 9-3 , and 9-4 . The acoustic effects ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Cognitive and Communicative Factors Underlying Language | 5 |
Darwin and Negus | 21 |
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