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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Washoe as Self - Chimpanzee
Beatrix Gardner as Self
R. Allen Gardner as Self
Tony Kahn as Self - Narrator
Top Crew
Simon Campbell-Jones · Writer
Michel Chalifour · Editor
Michael Ambrosino · Executive Producer
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