Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls

Animal vocalizations contain distinct elements, but it is not clear whether they convey combined meanings in the same way as human speech. Here, Suzuki et al.show that Japanese great tits can combine different elements of vocal signals so that they have compositional syntax.

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Auteurs principaux:	Toshitaka N. Suzuki, David Wheatcroft, Michael Griesser
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Langue:	EN
Publié:	Nature Portfolio 2016
Sujets:	Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8b1b3e83003644f3bef7cf92437a8e502021-12-02T16:56:45ZExperimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls10.1038/ncomms109862041-1723https://doaj.org/article/8b1b3e83003644f3bef7cf92437a8e502016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10986https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Animal vocalizations contain distinct elements, but it is not clear whether they convey combined meanings in the same way as human speech. Here, Suzuki et al.show that Japanese great tits can combine different elements of vocal signals so that they have compositional syntax.Toshitaka N. SuzukiDavid WheatcroftMichael GriesserNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016)
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Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls

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