Gavagai!: Or, the Future History of the Animal Language Controversy

MIT Press (1986)
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In this witty and fascinating book, Premack examines arguments over whether humans are unique because we can talk.

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0262661802   0262160994   9780262661805

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10.1016/0010-0277(85)90036-8

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The meaning of 'meaning'.Hilary Putnam - 1975 - Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science 7:131-193.
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