THE MASTERY OF LANGUAGE‐TYPE SKILLS BY THE CHIMPANZEE (PAN) *

Studies of chimpanzee language-relevant skills stimulated by Project Washoe’ are having a major impact upon scientific thought regarding the nature of language, ape, and man. The purpose of this paper is ( I ) to examine certain basic assumptions, methods, and findings of these studies, (2) to examine implications for the definitions of communication and language, (3) t o consider shortand long-term directions of chimpanzee language research and its possible applications, and finally, (4) to survey the results of the Lana Language Project.

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