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The way I understand it is that we have thought apes words but we have never thought them grammar. They are unable to derive consistent meaning from the struct
by worldsayshi 2y ago
The way I understand it is that we have thought apes words but we have never thought them grammar.
They are unable to derive consistent meaning from the structure of a sentence. They are incapable of understanding sentences, and that might be the thing that sets us apart. They might be able to understand some vague association between two or three words when put together but at most they perceive it as a bag of words.