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to what extent are humans different from other animals? it is suggested that one crucial difference that distinguishes humans from animals is language. however a number of researchers have tried to show that some animals can acquire language
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what did noam chomsky 1957 say |
humans have a special part of their brain called the language acquisition device that means we are biologically programmed to learn language |
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what did hayes and hayes 1952 do |
worked with a chimpanzee called vicki aiming to teach her vocal language |
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in 6 years of working what did hayes and hayes find |
vicki only made four sounds that were english words. mama papa cup and up |
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what did bryan 1963 say |
the reason for chimps not being able to speak is that the vocal apparatus of the chimp is very different from humans. Vocalisation only occurs in situations of high stress or excitement |
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what did yerkes 1943 note |
lab chimps are capable of spontaneously develop begging. using their hands is a skill which would make them suited to sign language |
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aims |
to investigate if they could teach a chimpanzee to communicate using asl |
