«Speaking does not mean being a human»: critical analysis of current studies of the “animal language” in accordance with L.S. Vygotsky’s ideas

This paper is based upon the ideas of the psychological school of L. S. Vygotsky, A. N. Leontiev and A. R. Luria and presents a critical analysis of currently popular and allegedly successful projects of teaching human language to apes. The paper shows that the authors of such studies and their prom...

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Main Authors: Еlena E. Sokolova, Еlena Yu. Fedorovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2016-09-01
Series:Национальный психологический журнал
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Online Access:http://npsyj.ru/pdf/npj-no23-2016/npj_no23_2016_008-019.pdf