The Language Gap / Clifford Wilson, Donald McKeon. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Publishing House, (c)1984.Description: 208 pages ; illustrations ; 20cmContent type:
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  • .W747.T445
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Contents:
Is there a language gap? -- Chimps and other apes communicate -- An overview of human language -- A model of linguistic competence -- Language acquisition: Biological background and developmental stages -- Theories concerning language acquisition -- Animal systems of communication and human language -- Evaluation of ape communication with man -- Accounting for the language gap.
Subject: The authors of The Language Gap carefully analyze the structure and use of human language and compare human language acquisition with the learning experience of apes. Their study involves an honest evaluation of recent attempts by psychologists to teach sign language and other signaling systems to apes. From an impressive array of data they draw the conclusion that there is a qualitative difference between human language and animal systems of communication. Discussing various explanations for this difference, the authors are convinced that creation accounts for the language gap between man and animal. This conviction appears to be altogether reasonable. The book is marked by unobstrusive logic and a concern for precision of thought.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction P106.W593.L364 1984 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001719661

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Is there a language gap? -- Chimps and other apes communicate -- An overview of human language -- A model of linguistic competence -- Language acquisition: Biological background and developmental stages -- Theories concerning language acquisition -- Animal systems of communication and human language -- Evaluation of ape communication with man -- Accounting for the language gap.

The authors of The Language Gap carefully analyze the structure and use of human language and compare human language acquisition with the learning experience of apes. Their study involves an honest evaluation of recent attempts by psychologists to teach sign language and other signaling systems to apes. From an impressive array of data they draw the conclusion that there is a qualitative difference between human language and animal systems of communication. Discussing various explanations for this difference, the authors are convinced that creation accounts for the language gap between man and animal. This conviction appears to be altogether reasonable. The book is marked by unobstrusive logic and a concern for precision of thought.

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