LARS4 CH6 Reading 1 Comprehension p. 143-144

5. "Most linguists would not dignify an animal's system of vocal communication with the name of language... par.8

2. Vervets vocalize special calls that alert each other to specific dangers.

3. Evidence seems to point to the fact that vervets' sound patters are instinctive rather than learned.

4. "Not until the age of 2 years does the infant consistently emit each alarm call in the correct context." par. 6

1. The use of modern tape recorders in the wild has confirmed the ideas researchers had about animal language 30 years .

6. Animals communicate with each other by using sounds that are more "language like" than we thought.

4. Although chimps and wild apes in captivity seem capable of learning human language, we know they do not develop....

3. "These examples demonstrate that vervet alarm calls are not involuntary expressions of either fear or intent...par. 5

1. "If you're a vervet, it's essential to know the difference between a martial eagle..." par.4

2. "Seen from below, black-chested snake eagles look rather similar to martial eagles... (par. 5)

7. It is not hard to trace human language origins.

5. For the majority of linguists a system of communication cannot be a language unless it depends on grammatical rules.