LINGUIST List 14.957

Tue Apr 1 2003

Media: "The Straight Dope" on Koko

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  • Fallon, Paul, Media: The Straight Dope on Koko

    Message 1: Media: The Straight Dope on Koko

     Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:52:31 -0500
    From: Fallon, Paul <pfallonHoward.edu>
    Subject: Media: The Straight Dope on Koko


    Cecil Adams' "The Straight Dope" has a column this week on the linguistic abilities of Koko and Kanzi. It's a succinct summary of the research on primate communication for a popular audience. I'm sure students of linguistics would find it interesting.

    The on-line version is available at:

    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030328.html

    Paul D. Fallon Dept. of English Howard University Washington, DC

    Linguistic Subfield: Language Acquisition