File 1 - "Human and Animal Languages - Jakobson Festschrift" (correspondence)

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JCPP/Bronowski/Bronowski/5/5/21/1

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"Human and Animal Languages - Jakobson Festschrift" (correspondence)

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  • c. April 1964-14 February 1969 (Creation)

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Bronowski, Jacob (1908-1974), scientist
(1908 - 1974)

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Comprises correspondence with Peter de Ridder and others at Mouton & Co publishers (the Netherlands) relating to Bronowski contributing a paper on 'Human and Animal Languages' to a Festschrift volume to celebrate Roman Jakobson's 70th birthday entitled 'To Honor Roman Jakobson'.

Also includes correspondence with: Professor Eric Lenneberg (department of Psychology, The University of Michigan) about Bronowski's thoughts on Lenneberg's paper on 'Biological Foundations of Language'; Professor Charles F Hockett (Ithaca, New York) about Hockett's paper on design features in animal communication (galley proof included) and discussing the philosophy of human and animal languages; and Dr Ashley Montagu and others on receiving copies of Bronowski's paper.

Additionally includes draft typescripts of 'Human and Animal Languages', notes on "Is Language Innate?" (by Bronowski, 4 Jun 1967) with extra annotations, press cuttings on archaeological discoveries by Dr Louis S B Leakey (1964), and a copy of Bronowski's letter to Roman Jakobson congratulating him on his 70th birthday and on Bronowski's contribution to the Festschrift.

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Published material, an offprint of 'Human and Animal Languages', was removed from this file.

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      Box 60:1

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