RT Book, Section
SR 00
A1 Hopkins, William D
A1 Taglialatela, J. P.
A1 Leavens, David
T1 Do chimpanzees have voluntary control of their facial expressions and vocalizations?
YR 2011
FD 2011-03-01
SP 71
OP 90
AB It has been argued that only humans have volitional control of their vocalizations and that this ability allowed for the evolution of speech. Here we argue that recent studies in chimpanzees suggest that they do, in fact have some degree of voluntary control of both their vocalizations as well as their facial expressions. We further argue, based on recent studies, that chimpanzees understand the functional significance of using vocalizations or sounds in communicative and social contexts, specifically as a means of obtaining the attention of an otherwise inattentive human. The ability of chimpanzees to voluntarily produce and functionally manipulate social agents with vocal signals may be an important precursor in the evolution of human spoken language.
A2 Vilain, Anne
A2 Schwartz, Jean-Luc
A2 Abry, Christian
A2 Vauclair, Jacques
T2 Primate communication and human language : vocalisation, gestures, imitation and deixis in humans and non-humans
PB John Benjamins Pub
SN 9789027204547
AV Published
LK http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/13565/