A stepping stone to compositionality in chimpanzee communication

Compositionality refers to a structural property of human language, according to which the meaning of a complex expression is a function of the meaning of its parts and the way they are combined. Compositionality is a defining characteristic of all human language, spoken and signed. Comparative rese...

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Main Authors: Linda S. Oña, Wendy Sandler, Katja Liebal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7623.pdf