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100 1 _aGarner, R. L.
_q(Richard Lynch),
_d1848-1920
245 1 4 _aThe Speech of Monkeys
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-08-13
508 _aProduced by Sharon Joiner, monkeyclogs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Speech of Monkeys" by R. L. Garner is a scientific exploration written in the late 19th century. The work investigates the communication methods of monkeys, hypothesizing that they possess a form of speech that has yet to be systematically studied. The author shares his observations and experiments where he attempts to understand and interpret the vocalizations and gestures of various monkey species. At the start of the book, Garner recounts his early fascination with the ability of animals to communicate. He describes an incident from his childhood at a zoo where he observed monkeys interacting and suggesting a form of language among them. Inspired by this, he conducts various experiments using a phonograph to record and analyze their sounds, leading him to the conclusion that monkeys possess specific sounds correlated with certain meanings, such as alarm or requests for food. Through careful investigation and documentation, Garner introduces readers to the complexities of Simian communication, setting the tone for his broader research into the origins and nature of speech. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMonkeys
653 _aSpeech
653 _aSound production by animals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33421
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