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Subject: evolution of speech
Category: Science
Asked by: joefolio-ga
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Posted: 28 May 2004 13:53 PDT
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Question ID: 353303
how did speech first develop in parrots?

Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 28 May 2004 14:32 PDT
By "speech," do you mean mimicry? I do not believe parrots develop the
use of language unless they are frequently exposed to the sound of
humans talking.

Clarification of Question by joefolio-ga on 28 May 2004 18:37 PDT
No, I'm not seeking information about language.  My interest is in the
development of the ability to create the sounds that ultimately led to
mimicry
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Subject: Re: evolution of speech
From: wasting_time2-ga on 01 Jun 2004 14:49 PDT
 
well speech is a combination of things... lets use the parrot for
example, it has been proven that parrots can talk and are not just
mimmicing sounds. The test was done to a parrot where they would show
him an object and tell him what that object was and the parrot would
respond with the correct name of the object when the object was showd
to him/her in a random order. Olso the parrot was taught to express
his feeling like saying "im hungry please feed me" only when the
parrot was hungry. The parrots ability to talk is obviosley stemed
from abilitys in the paratos brain and body. Like the parot must have
good hearing to be abale to repeat the sounds it hears and with that
good hearing also relys on a section of the brain the prosseses that
sound.  As with humans and all anamals, the maner of speech is
determind by what we hear and prosses and how clearly we can do so.
Subject: Re: evolution of speech
From: wasting_time2-ga on 01 Jun 2004 14:52 PDT
 
as for how speech was started, since we humans are given vocal chords
that have a wide range of controll and lungs to power them, im sure it
was a matter of time before humans figured out "hey i can communicate
much faster and better with these sounds rather then banging my fists
on my chest and throwing feces"

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