Are apes capable of using the language?
During the recent time frame scientists have shown that such mammals as chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans are capable of learning and using ASL (American Sign Language) and several artificial languages like, for example, "Yerkish." However, there is a controversy in how far that ability of great apes spans. There are two different groups of researchers, experimenting with language and apes, those who are in favor of a traditional approach, and those who prefer a new, modern one. Most debates among them are about the questions. Can great apes meaningfully relate words? Can apes create sentences?
Having in mind these two questions, I tried to find the answer using the literature written by researchers belonging to both traditional and modern doctrines. Can great apes meaningfully relate words? Traditional researchers believe that great apes cannot meaningfully relate words. They believe that apes just use words which are mostly......
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