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You may wish to skim this chronology to get a rapid overview of how research on trying to teach animals a human language has progressed. Interest in animal language is ancient, but its scientific study is strikingly modern.

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Hillix, W.A., Rumbaugh, D.M. (2004). A Chronology of Events in Animal Language Research. In: Animal Bodies, Human Minds: Ape, Dolphin, and Parrot Language Skills. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4512-2_1

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