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Papers, presentations, videos and images about Yerkish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkish)

Lana typing a sentence in Yerkish (1974)

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Book chapters

Glasersfeld, E. von (1977) The Yerkish language and its automatic parser. In: Rumbaugh, D. M. (ed.) Language Learning by a Chimpanzee: The LANA project. Academic Press: New York, pp 91–129.
(chapter-5.pdf, 1.8 MB)

Papers

Bettoni, Marco Cesare (2021)
YERKISH: A Visual Language for Computer-Mediated Communication by an Ape. In: Marcelo M. Soares, Elizabeth Rosenzweig and Aaron Marcus (2021) Design, User Experience, and Usability: UX Research and Design. 10th International Conference, DUXU 2021, part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021, Proceedings, Part I, pp. 351--371. Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 12779). Cham: Springer International Publishing (paper pdf, 446 KB)

Bettoni M. (2007)
The Yerkish Language - From Operational Methodology to Chimpanzee Communication. In: Glanville, R. & Riegler, A. (Eds.) The Importance of Being Ernst. Festschrift Ernst von Glasersfeld. Vienna: edition echoraum, p. 107-121 (pdf, 157 KB)

Presentations

Bettoni, M. (2021)
YERKISH: A Visual Language for Computer-Mediated Communication by an Ape. Paper presented at DUXU 2021, 10th International Conference, DUXU 2021, held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Event, July 24–29, 2021 (slides.pdf)
Bettoni, M. (2007)
How to Chat with an Ape: An Introduction to the YerkishLanguage. Presentation at the 3rd Heinz von Foerster-Conference, University of Vienna, Nov. 16-18, 2007. Special section on Ernst von Glasersfeld, Systemssystemics. Abstract (pdf) &slides (pdf)