At least chimps never had to deal with Russian grammar! Try explaining how THAT developed .. (would be your greatest linguistic challenge yet : )
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I do wonder what would happen if chimps were given the human version of Foxp2 (and any other relevant genes).
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It isn't just a software problem, their foraging style puts constraints on vocalization variability and fidelity. A tuba versus a flute.
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I find it fascinating that it seems to show that we share using elements of language as shibboleths to mark group membership.
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Vocal sounds quality is determined by biological characteristics.Since the evolutionary split,human and chimps ancestors took a distinct evolutionary path which lead to biological dissimilarity.For that reason I would assume that chimps would tell us nothing about human language.
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The topic of language origins is one of the most fascinating to me. By far
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That is the most safe hypothesis any one has ever proposed. It's self evident that it had to have evolved after the split.
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You don't have to have words for audible communication. So stating that the calls aren't what we would perceive as "words" seems obvious.
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"Like humans, chimps emit a warning bellow before biting off a rival's testicles. Bonobos simply bat their eyelashes in a winsome fashion."
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What can they tell us? Nothing, of course.
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