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Old 02-20-2008, 01:14 PM   #134 (permalink)
jillio
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Originally Posted by jasin View Post
Primates dont know asl some have just been taught some basic signs, thats all. Someone out there wants to use asl to try an prove primates are the same as humans. Its a joke really, a complete joke. I've never seen a primate sign ussing proper asl grammar or classifiers.
Correct. Look at the Washoe studies in depth, and you will see the flaws in the research design that led to those erroneous conclusions.
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