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07-03-2009, 06:50 PM
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But some of them have actually shown coherent thought, and an ability to make their language more complex. For instance, the gorilla Koko combined the signs for finger and bracelet to describe a ring. I'm not saying that they have developed language. I am merely saying that it's a pretty fucking good starting place.
Yeah, but who determines that that's what they're doing? All those stories come from the handlers/interpreters, who have a vested interest in proving that language ability exists. Also an active imagination.
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