Do animals have lexical or expressive structures?

Researchers from MIT are studying whether animals have lexical or expressive structures in their communication. What can that tell us about the evolution of language in humans?Tweet, Screech, Hey: Animal Sounds Hint at Evolution of Language | Wired Sci…

Researchers from MIT are studying whether animals have lexical or expressive structures in their communication. What can that tell us about the evolution of language in humans?


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A new paper suggests that researchers look to bird songs and monkey calls to understand how human language might have evolved from simpler, preexisting abilities.