Jakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoCommunication principlesh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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minus-squareweirdwallace75@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe usual standard with apes seems to be sign language, and none of them have been able to use it to the standard of human children once you peel back the wishful thinking of certain researchers. They can learn words, they can use words to get things, but they can’t make the jump to grammar.
The usual standard with apes seems to be sign language, and none of them have been able to use it to the standard of human children once you peel back the wishful thinking of certain researchers. They can learn words, they can use words to get things, but they can’t make the jump to grammar.