CHAPTER 8.21: Beyond Apes Flashcards

(4 cards)

1
Q

how can dolphins used language

A

can use syntactic rules in a gesture language! can give series of commands that they understand!

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2
Q

what animal language can display displacement

A

honeybee waggle dance to communicate direction of food outside of hive when they find it!

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3
Q

what animal language can display semanticity

A

referential alarm calls by monkeys that give alarms for certain types of predators.

displays semanticity because the sounds they make do not inherently have meaning but they are able to make meaning from them

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4
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elephants, somg birds and whales need ____ to communicate properly

A

learn species typical vocalizations

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