Thinking without English

Behavior and Philosophy 23 (2):49 - 55 (1995)
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Abstract

Abbott replies to each of Hauser's arguments. Problem solving by chimpanzees and evidence of recursion in the thought of a feral human being suggest that natural language is not necessary for productive thought. Communication would be trivial if the inner language were the outer language, but it is not. The decryption analogy Hauser uses is flawed, and it is not clear which way Occam's razor cuts

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Barbara Abbott
Michigan State University

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