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Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition. Do animals have language?. What is language?. Language is a set of symbol s that convey meaning , and rules for combining those symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages. Properties of language. Language is…

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Animal Cognition

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  1. Animal Cognition

  2. Do animals have language?

  3. What is language? • Language is a set of symbols that convey meaning, and rules for combining those symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages

  4. Properties of language Language is… • symbolic (code, arbitrary representation of reality) • semantic (has meaning) • generative (new words, new sentences) Language has syntax (order of symbols conveys the meaning of the message)

  5. Talking Apes? Kellog and Kellog (1933) Gua Keith and Cathy Hayes (1951) Vicky Beatrice and Allan Gardner (1966) Washoe Herbert Terrace (1979) Nim Chimpsky

  6. Talking Apes? Sue Savage-Rumbaugh (1978 - present) Sherman and Austin (chimps) Kanzi and Panbanisha (bonobos)

  7. Noam Chomsky (1928 - ) • Nim imitated his trainers • Nim never acquired the ability to generate sentences • Nim used his utterances to request rather than to express meaning Nim Chimpsky (1973 - 2000 heart attack)

  8. Kanzi, a bonobo, has learned to communicate with his caretakers through a touch-activated keyboard. Each symbol, or lexigram stands for an object, agent, or action.

  9. Bottom - ring - fetch - basket: pick a ring from the bottom of the pool and bring it to the basket Basket - fetch - bottom - ring: pick a basket and carry it to the ring which is at the bottom of the pool

  10. Do Animals Have a Self?

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