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You can dance if you want to

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Valerie Kuhlmeier  and
Paul Bloom
Valerie Kuhlmeier
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 Valerie.kuhlmeier@yale.eduPaul.bloom@yale.edu
Paul Bloom
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 Valerie.kuhlmeier@yale.eduPaul.bloom@yale.edu
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Abstract

We argue that the dance metaphor does not appropriately characterize language. Indeed, language may be a red herring, distracting us from the intriguing question of the nature of apes' social interactions.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , October 2002 , pp. 630 - 631
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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