Evidence of Grammatical Knowledge in Apes: An Analysis of Kanzi’s Performance on Reversible Sentences

Ape language acquisition studies have demonstrated that apes can learn arbitrary mappings between different auditory or visual patterns and concepts, satisfying the definition of symbol use. The extent to which apes understand aspects of grammar is less well accepted. On the production side, several...

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Main Author: P. Thomas Schoenemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.885605/full