Dr. Dolittle had it wrong, says the author of this fascinating book: animals cannot use language. Stephen Anderson explains the difference between communication and language and shows that animals do not have the cognitive capacities necessary to acquire language. "A masterly overview of what is currently known about the communicative abilities of a wide range of creatures. . . . Anderson's synthesis provides illuminating comparisons with the infinitely more sophisticated resources of the human language. . . . An elegant book."--Neil Smith, Nature
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Dr. Dolittle had it wrong, says the author of this fascinating book: animals cannot use language. Stephen Anderson explains the difference between com...
Did you ever wish that you could fly? Explore the world through a tiny bug eye? What would you do? What would you see? Would the things you'd do be the same as me? Join me on an adventure and let's explore the world that lays outside our door.
Did you ever wish that you could fly? Explore the world through a tiny bug eye? What would you do? What would you see? Would the things you'd do be th...