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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
You, my friend, -really- need to read up on some of the research that's been done with Gorillas, Chimpanzees, and Bonobos in regards to sign language. The conclusion of the last 30-odd years of research in this field, with multiple representatives of all three of the above-mentioned species, is that the only reason such "Great Apes" cannot speak at least rudimentary English (hardest language in the world to learn, BTW, with a vocabulary 5x greater than Chinese) is that their vocal cords aren't built for it. Kanzi, one of the most eloquent of such research subjects, had a vocabulary of over 1,000 words last time I checked, and can both construct and deconstruct simple sentences, as well as define words off the cuff.
Do you come into -all- your debates with only your completely unsupported opinions to buttress your arguments, or is it only something you do on TFP?
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There are parrots that can mimic up to 1000 words also, but they cannot "talk".
There is a difference between repitition and understanding.
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