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Today one can scarcely read a daily newspaper or news magazine without encountering a feature extolling the latest linguistic accomplishments of one or another ape. Contemporary introductory psychology textbooks may devote as much space to the achievements of the likes of Sarah and Washoe as they do to the language development of children. With increasing frequency, widely ready journals such as Science publish reports of the transmutation of base primates into noble ones. It is no wonder there is a growing belief among students and scientists alike that modern behavioral science has in fact succeeded in teaching human language to apes.
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Limber, J. (1980). Language in Child and Chimp?. In: Sebeok, T.A., Umiker-Sebeok, J. (eds) Speaking of Apes. Topics in Contemporary Semiotics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3012-7_12
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