Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - 2002 - Volume 25, Issue 05  


Short Communication

You can dance if you want to

Valerie Kuhlmeier a1 and Paul Bloom a1
a1 Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 Valerie.kuhlmeier@yale.edu Paul.bloom@yale.edu

Abstract

We argue that the dance metaphor does not appropriately characterize language. Indeed, language may be a red herring, distracting us from the intriguing question of the nature of apes' social interactions.