Yerkishn.adj.

/ˈjəːkɪʃ/

Etymology: < the name of R. M. Yerkes (1876–1956), U.S. primatologist + -ish suffix¹.

A sign language for chimpanzees based on geometric symbols, chiefly devised by E. C. von Glasersfeld for experimental purposes and first published in 1973. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > [noun] > sign language

hand language1625

arthrology1641

chirology1656

dactylology1656

finger-talk1656

finger language1669

hand alphabet1680

semiology1694

finger alphabet1751

finger talking1823

sign language1824

finger speech1826

indigitation1826

manual alphabet1876

dactylography1884

signing1891

American Sign Language1900

sign1930

British Sign Language1961

ASL1965

Ameslan1972

Yerkish1973

the mind > language > a language > [adjective] > sign or gestural

oral1877

kinesic1952

Yerkish1973

1973 D. M. Rumbaugh et al. in Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation Sept. 385/2 The study program..included the design of the language system (Yerkish).

1973 D. M. Rumbaugh et al. in Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation Sept. 387/2 Each correlator links two items that are expressed in the Yerkish phrase or sentence.

1973 Science 16 Nov. 731 Each Yerkish word, or ‘lexigram’, is a distinctive geometric white symbol on a colored background.

1974 E. C. von Glasersfeld in Amer. Jrnl. Computational Ling. (microfiche 12) The Yerkish language for nonhuman primates.

1974 N.Y. Times 29 May 52/3 Lana's [sc. a chimpanzee's] computerized language, called Yerkish in honor of the primate center's founder, Dr. Robert M. Yerkes.

1977 E. C. von Glasersfeld in D. M. Rumbaugh Language Learning by Chimpanzee v. 114 The grammar of Yerkish had to be kept as simple as possible for several reasons.

1980 Times 3 July 16/3 ‘Yerkish’, an artificial language especially developed by Professor D. M. Rumbaugh at the Yerkes Primate Research Centre, Emory University, near Atlanta, United States, for a chimpanzee called Lana.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	yerkish
释义	Yerkishn.adj. /ˈjəːkɪʃ/ Etymology: < the name of R. M. Yerkes (1876–1956), U.S. primatologist + -ish suffix¹. A sign language for chimpanzees based on geometric symbols, chiefly devised by E. C. von Glasersfeld for experimental purposes and first published in 1973. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > [noun] > sign language hand language1625 arthrology1641 chirology1656 dactylology1656 finger-talk1656 finger language1669 hand alphabet1680 semiology1694 finger alphabet1751 finger talking1823 sign language1824 finger speech1826 indigitation1826 manual alphabet1876 dactylography1884 signing1891 American Sign Language1900 sign1930 British Sign Language1961 ASL1965 Ameslan1972 Yerkish1973 the mind > language > a language > [adjective] > sign or gestural oral1877 kinesic1952 Yerkish1973 1973 D. M. Rumbaugh et al. in Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation Sept. 385/2 The study program..included the design of the language system (Yerkish). 1973 D. M. Rumbaugh et al. in Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation Sept. 387/2 Each correlator links two items that are expressed in the Yerkish phrase or sentence. 1973 Science 16 Nov. 731 Each Yerkish word, or ‘lexigram’, is a distinctive geometric white symbol on a colored background. 1974 E. C. von Glasersfeld in Amer. Jrnl. Computational Ling. (microfiche 12) The Yerkish language for nonhuman primates. 1974 N.Y. Times 29 May 52/3 Lana's [sc. a chimpanzee's] computerized language, called Yerkish in honor of the primate center's founder, Dr. Robert M. Yerkes. 1977 E. C. von Glasersfeld in D. M. Rumbaugh Language Learning by Chimpanzee v. 114 The grammar of Yerkish had to be kept as simple as possible for several reasons. 1980 Times 3 July 16/3 ‘Yerkish’, an artificial language especially developed by Professor D. M. Rumbaugh at the Yerkes Primate Research Centre, Emory University, near Atlanta, United States, for a chimpanzee called Lana. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.adj.1973
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