%A Pr J Vauclair
%J The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
%T Does the use of the dynamic system approach really help fill in the gap between human and non human primate language ? Commentary to S. Shanker and B. J. King " the Emergence of a New Paradigm in Ape Language Research"
%X The highly recommended transposition of the dynamic system
approach for tackling the question of apes? linguistic abilities has clearly not led to a demonstration that these primates have acquired language.
Fundamental differences related to functional modalities ? namely, use of the declarative and the form of engagement between mother and infant ?can be observed in the way humans and apes use their communicatory systems.
%K animal communication, language, speech, comparative approach, apes
%P 642-643
%V 25
%D 2002
%L cogprints3588