Doctor Dolittle’s Delusion: Animals and the Uniqueness of Human Language

Author:   Stephen R. Anderson ,  Amanda Patrick
Publisher:   Yale University Press
Edition:   annotated edition
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9780300115253


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 May 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Stephen R. Anderson ,  Amanda Patrick
Publisher:   Yale University Press
Imprint:   Yale University Press
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780300115253


ISBN 10:   0300115253
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 May 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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""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 ""Well-written, well-argued, and provocative... I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone interested in animal communication and the evolution of language."" Marc Bekoff, Quarterly Review of Biology""


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 Well-written, well-argued, and provocative... I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone interested in animal communication and the evolution of language. Marc Bekoff, Quarterly Review of Biology


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Stephen R. Anderson is professor of linguistics, psychology, and cognitive science at Yale University.

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