Pure Science: Basic structures of chimpanzee speech and sounds identified
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Scientists in Ivory Coast, Africa, have identified the basic sounds that go into chimpanzee speech, and have made observations that point to ordered, recombined, and hierarchical usage of sounds to make phrases with meaning. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains the science behind the new findings and how chimps combine unit sounds to produce new meanings.
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Published 04/19/24
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