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Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls

Human language can express limitless meanings from a finite set of words based on combinatorial rules (i.e., compositional syntax). Although animal vocalizations may be comprised of different basic elements (notes), it remains unknown whether compositional syntax has also evolved in animals. Here we...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Wheatcroft, David, Griesser, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26954097
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10986