The role of dialogue in the ontogeny and phylogeny of early symbol combinations: A cross-species comparison of bonobo, chimpanzee, and human learners

First Language

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-460

  Gillespie Lynch, Kristen ^a   Greenfield, Patricia M ^a   Lyn, Heidi ^b   Savage Rumbaugh, Sue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c Great Ape Trust   (United States)

Author keywords

ape language; bonobo; chimpanzee; language competent apes; word combinations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455177353     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723711406882     Document Type: Article

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