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Is gestural communication more sophisticated than vocal communication in wild chimpanzees?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Adam Clark Arcadi
Adam Clark Arcadi*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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apc13@cornell.edu
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Abstract:

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The communicative behavior of chimpanzees has been cited in support of the hypothesis that language evolved from gesture. In this commentary, I compare gestural and vocal communication in wild chimpanzees. Because the use of gesture in wild chimpanzees is limited, whereas their vocal behavior is relatively complex, I argue that wild chimpanzee behavior fails to support the gestural origins hypothesis.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003, pp. 210 - 211
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003