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Ethnography should replace experimentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

David F. Armstrong
David F. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Editor, Sign Language Studies, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC 20002 David.Armstrong@gallaudet.edu
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Abstract

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This paper points to the need in ape language research to shift from experimentation to ethnography. We cannot determine what goes on inside the head of an ape when it communicates with a human being, but we can learn about the nature and content of the communication that occurs in such face-to-face interaction. This information is fundamental for establishing a baseline for the abilities of an ape-human common ancestor.

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Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , October 2002 , pp. 620 - 621
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press