MBB 97z - Interspecies Communication: Can We Really Talk to the Animals - and What Would It Mean?

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Harvard University

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Teaching animals elements of human language was once considered cutting-edge science, but now receives little more than a chapter in comparative psychology textbooks. Considers rationale behind the original studies. Examines their successes and failures, and the political and scientific reasons most projects have ended. Would renewed interest in animal language re-energize studies on similarities and differences in human and nonhuman communicative behavior? What would we learn about the evolution of language?

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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