Card 52 / 54: Suppose a scientist working in Africa has discovered a troop of monkeys that have a complex communication system. These monkeys make two kinds of sound – howls and grunts – which they combine to make a "call". For example, "howl-grunt" is the call for "snake" and "grunt-grunt" is the call for "leopard". The monkeys never make two howls in a row. Based only on the information here, which aspect of human language is not present in the monkeys' communication?
A)
phonemes
B)
phonology
C)
syntax
D)
semantics
Answer:
C) syntax
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Prof.John GabrieliNeuroscientist
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
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