15.3235, Books: Cognitive Science: Anderson

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Date: 18-Nov-2004
From: Brian McKay < Brian.McKay at Yale.edu >
Subject: Doctor Dolittle's Delusion: Anderson



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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:31:47
From: Brian McKay < Brian.McKay at Yale.edu >
Subject: Doctor Dolittle's Delusion: Anderson




Title: Doctor Dolittle's Delusion
Subtitle: Animals and the Uniqueness of Human Language
Publication Year: 2004
Publisher: Yale University Press
           http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/


Book URL: http://yalepress.yale.edu/YupBooks/viewbook.asp?isbn=0300103395


Author: Stephen R. Anderson, Yale University

Hardback: ISBN: 0300103395 Pages: 368 Price: U.S. $ 35.00


Abstract:

In Doctor Dolittle's Delusion, Anderson demonstrates that animals, although
having interesting properties of their own communication system, are not
capable of acquiring or using human language. Using as a background High
Lofting's books, Doctor Dolittle's Delusion illustrates the nature of human
language against the communicative abilities of other species. Recently
interviewed in the New York Times (Did the Cat Really Say 'I Vant to be
Alone'? Sorry, It Said Meow - 9/17/04) Anderson argues that Rico, Koko the
ape, and other animals are extremely clever but that this falls within the
bounds of what we know animals can do and that these behaviors should not
be considered as 'language.'



Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Psycholinguistics


Written In: English  (Language Code: ENG)

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