Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ432947
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Solitary Sound Play during Acquisition of English Vocalizations by an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus Erithacus): Possible Parallels with Children's Monologue Speech.
Pepperberg, Irene M.; And Others
Applied Psycholinguistics, v12 n2 p151-78 Jun 1991
Examines one component of an African Grey parrot's monologue behavior, private speech, while he was being taught new vocalizations. The data are discussed in terms of the possible functions of monologues during the parrot's acquisition of novel vocalizations. (85 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Comparative Analysis, English, Language Acquisition, Monologs, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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