Which of the Following Statements About Nonhuman Primates' Ability to Learn

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about nonhuman primates' ability to learn language is true?

• A)Nonhuman primates have essentially no ability to learn how to use words to communicate.
• B)Nonhuman primates can learn vocabulary and simple sentence structure, but the communicative system they can acquire is not generally considered to be a language.
• C)Nonhuman primates naturally use language to communicate with other members of their species,although their languages are not as complex as humanlanguages.
• D)Nonhuman primates do not have the vocal apparatus for producing speech, but when they are taught a sign language, they are able to learn a complex language.

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