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Primate research center studying language acquisition through work with bonobos and chimpanzees. Features a list of publications and ape biographies.
www.gsu.edu
A cognitive model of Chantek, a signing orangutan, for an installation at Zoo Atlanta.
www.cc.gatech.edu
The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute
This institute at Central Washington University cares for five chimpanzees who are being taught American Sign Language.
www.cwu.edu
The Gorilla Foundation brings interspecies communication to the public through Koko, famous for her sign language skills.
www.koko.org
General commentary on ape language with transcripts of chats with apes and interviews with ape language researchers.
pubpages.unh.edu
Primate Research Institute: Section of Language and Intelligence
Chimpanzee language research projects at Kyoto University. News, pictures and biographies of chimpanzee subjects as well as researchers.
www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Non-Human Primates and Language
This project is part of a theoretical course on Syntax and Grammatical Theories taught by Prof. Dirk Geeraerts at K.U.Leuven.
www.angelfire.com
The Case Against the Animal Mind
A article by Clive Wynne that argues evidence from the ape sign language studies demonstrates that our closest animal relatives do not have consciousness.
www.findarticles.com
Sue and Duane Rumbaugh argue the documentation of elementary language competence in species other than humans has significant implications for the understanding of the brain. Article includes a history of ape sign language research.
cognet.mit.edu
Lauren Kosseff suggests the acquisition of some aspects of language in primates may shed light on the development of language in early humans.
www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu
An article that describes why some researchers feel that chimps may be able to learn language.
www.geocities.com
An Internet Chat with Koko the Gorilla
Read the transcript of the chat which took place on April 27th, 1998. This event was the first ever live inter-species Internet chat.
www.geocities.com
The Straight Dope: Are Gorillas Using Sign Language Really Communicating with Humans?
Cecil Adams' research column on the divided scientific opinions about apes and language.
www.straightdope.com
Are Nonhuman Species Capable of Language Acquisition?
A discussion of the value and validity of ape language research.
www.littletree.com.au
Language in Apes: How Much Do They Know and How Much Should We Teach Them
An overview written by Dave Switzer that features a summaries of multiple research projects. Also offers primate glossary.
www.davidmswitzer.com