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The First Signs of Washoe 1974
- Documentary
- 60 min
The First Signs of Washoe is a 1974 documentary from the PBS series Nova that chronicles Project Washoe, an experiment raising a wild-born chimpanzee using American Sign Language. The film demonstrates how Washoe acquired spontaneous signing and conceptual combinations, challenging the traditional scientific consensus that language is uniquely human.
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- WashoeSelf - Chimpanzee
- Beatrix GardnerSelf
- R. Allen GardnerSelf
- Tony KahnSelf - Narrator
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- Simon Campbell-JonesWriter
- Michel ChalifourEditor
- Simon Campbell-JonesProducer
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