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Slobodchikoff, Con

 
9780312611798: Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals
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ISBN 10 : 031261179X ISBN 13 : 9780312611798
Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2012

Synopsis

Groundbreaking research has been done teaching animals human language, but what about the other way around? Studies have shown that lizards, squid, monkeys, and birds are talking to each other, communicating information about food, predators, squabbles, and petty jealousies. These animal languages are unique and highly adaptive. By exploring them, we come to appreciate the basis of our own languages; understanding or even "speaking" them allows us to get closer to the other species who inhabit this planet with us. The implications of animals having language are enormous. It has been one of the last bastions separating "us" from "them." In "Chasing Doctor Dolittle", he posits that the difference is one of degree, not the vast intellectual chasm that philosophers have talked about for millennia. Filled with meticulous research, vivid examples and daring conclusions, this book will challenge the reader's assumptions and open up new possibilities of understanding our fellow creatures.

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Éditeur
St Martin's Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
031261179X
ISBN 13 
9780312611798
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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