An Internet Chat with Koko the Gorilla
Read the transcript of the chat which took place on April 27th, 1998. This event was the first ever live inter-species Internet chat.
Are Nonhuman Species Capable of Language Acquisiti
A discussion of the value and validity of ape language research.
Chimpanzee Communication & Language-related Ar
A report from the National Science Foundation discussing research into chimpanzee brain physiology and areas of the brain associated with language in humans.
Koko the Gorilla
The Gorilla Foundation brings interspecies communication to the public through Koko, famous for her sign language skills.
Language in Apes: How Much Do They Know and How Mu
An overview written by Dave Switzer that features a summaries of multiple research projects. Also offers primate glossary.
Language in Child and Chimp?
General commentary on ape language with transcripts of chats with apes and interviews with ape language researchers.
Language Research Center
Primate research center studying language acquisition through work with bonobos and chimpanzees. Features a list of publications and ape biographies.
Non-Human Primates and Language
This project is part of a theoretical course on Syntax and Grammatical Theories taught by Prof. Dirk Geeraerts at K.U.Leuven.
Primate Language
Sue and Duane Rumbaugh argue the documentation of elementary language competence in species other than humans has significant implications for the understanding of the brain. Article includes a history of ape sign language research.
Primate Research Institute: Section of Language an
Chimpanzee language research projects at Kyoto University. News, pictures and biographies of chimpanzee subjects as well as researchers.
Primate Use of Language
Lauren Kosseff suggests the acquisition of some aspects of language in primates may shed light on the development of language in early humans.
Talking With Chimps
An article that describes why some researchers feel that chimps may be able to learn language.
The Case Against the Animal Mind
A article by Clive Wynne that argues evidence from the ape sign language studies demonstrates that our closest animal relatives do not have consciousness.
The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute
This institute at Central Washington University cares for five chimpanzees who are being taught American Sign Language.
The Primatech Project
A cognitive model of Chantek, a signing orangutan, for an installation at Zoo Atlanta.
The Straight Dope: Are Gorillas Using Sign Languag
Cecil Adams' research column on the divided scientific opinions about apes and language.