Great Ape Language - Questions in Animal Language Research

Questions in Animal Language Research

Animal language research attempts to answer the following questions:

  • What problems can animals solve without language, and can they solve them better after they have received language training?
  • Can the lessons learned in teaching animals be applied to human children?
  • How, and how much, do animals' abilities to learn language differ from those of humans?
  • Are the abilities that underlie language general or highly specialized?
  • Where is the line between language and other forms of communication?

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