Grapes, Banana, Juice, and Yes: Elements of Language in Non-human Primates

Bu makale insan olmayan primatlardaki dil öğelerini araştıran çalışmaları özetlemektedir. Kitap ve makaleler beş ana başlık altında toplanmıştır: sembol kullanma ve gönderi becerileri, dil anlama, dil üretimi ve türe özgü bir yetenek olarak dil. Alanda yapılmış çalışmaların incelenmesinin ardından bu çalışmalara yöneltilen eleştiriler ve eleştirilere verilen cevaplar kısaca özetlenmiştir. Dil yeteneklerinin sadece insanlara özgü olmadığı ve temellerinin değişik hayvan türlerinde bulunduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Primatların dil becerilerinin çocuklarınkine benzediği, fakat dilbilgisi gelişiminin primatlarda çocuklara kıyasla daha yavaş ve kısıtlı olduğu bulunmuştur. Ek olarak, primatların dil anlama ve üretme becerileri iki yaşındaki çocuklarınkinden ileri gidememektedir. Primatlardaki dil öğelerini araştıran çalışmalar içerdikleri çeşitli sınırlama ve eksiklere rağmen dilin edinimi, gelişimi, ve çevreyle olan ilişkisini irdeleyebilmek için önemli modeller sunmaktadır.

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