Prof Kate Watkins
@kateewatkins.bsky.social
Brain, speech and language research. Works @StAnnesCollege and @OxExpPsy University of Oxford. Co-E-i-C @jneurolang. Owned by Koko.
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Here's a helpful article with background on the new study of compositionality of bonobo calls, & why findings might be of interest for (at least some) scientists investigating evolution of human language. From the excellent @carlzimmer.com in @nytimes.com .🧪
Today I wrote about compositionality--a foundation of human language. Is it also in the calls of apes? Gift link: nyti.ms/4iO0zct
In the Calls of Bonobos, Scientists Hear Hints of Language (Gift Article)
Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some scholars are skeptical.
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April 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Here's a helpful article with background on the new study of compositionality of bonobo calls, & why findings might be of interest for (at least some) scientists investigating evolution of human language. From the excellent @carlzimmer.com in @nytimes.com .🧪