If a Chimpanzee Could Talk - And Other Reflections on Language Acquistion

In this book, a philosopher combines these famous cases with a lifetime of study to examine the threshold of language-that point' between speech and not quite speech.' He provides fascinating accounts of the deaf and blind Helen Keller, of chimpanzees like Washoe, and of feral children such as Victor, putting a new spin in their stories.

About the author

Jerry Gill is the author and editor of more than twenty books and has published many journal articles. Formerly a professor of philosophy at the College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, he now teaches philosophy at Pima Community College in Tucson.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry H Gill, Jerry H. Gill
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1997
• EAN: 9780816516698
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-1669-8
• No. of pages: 163
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics