Cross-fostered chimpanzees modulate signs of American Sign Language

Gesture

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 107-132

  Chalcraft, Valerie J ^a,b   Gardner, R Allen ^b  

^a Applied Animal Behavior   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action signs; American Sign Language; Chimpanzees; Comparative psychology; Conversation; Cross fostering; Evo Devo; Intensity; Modulation; Wh questions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749018092     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.5.1-2.09cha     Document Type: Article

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