![]() ![]() (Garner’s character, fanatical or amazing?) Nellie would chatter to herself in the mirror, and seemed never to tire of looking at that beautiful monkey she saw there, and I do not think the propensity could be accounted for merely by her sex… (all his monkeys failing the mirror test) ![]() I have no longer any doubt of the intent and meaning of this sign, and the many tests to which I have subjected it compel me accept the result as final. ![]() One of the most certain of my discoveries in the Simian speech, is the negative sign and the word "no." The sign is made by shaking the head from side to side in a fashion almost exactly like that used by man to express the same idea. Stop on chapter 15 (location 1225 for kindle readers of the text) Unfortunately he then goes into metaphysics, and the meaning of languages, which gets incredibly boring. Kindled for free: Garner’s study on the vocalisations of monkeys (he calls the system a language) starts off with a list of words used by monkeys, amply illustrated with excellent anecdotes. certain marks which characterize the sounds of monkeys as speech. ![]() possible origin of negative and positive signs. delivered to puck through the phonograph. This was the first scientific study of monkey languages. ![]()
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