In Regard to Their Ability to Learn Language, Nonhuman Primates

question 112

Multiple Choice

In regard to their ability to learn language, nonhuman primates

• A) have essentially no ability to learn how to use words to communicate.
• B) can learn vocabulary and symbol combinations, but the communicative system they can acquire is not generally considered to be a language.
• C) naturally use language to communicate with other members of their species, although their languages are not as complex as human languages.
• D) 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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