posted on 2023-06-08, 16:23authored byAdrien Meguerditchian, Jared P Taglialatela, David LeavensDavid Leavens, William D Hopkins
Ackermann et al. mentioned the "acquisition of species-atypical sounds" in apes without any discussions. In our commentary, we demonstrate that these atypical sounds in chimpanzees not only include laryngeal sounds but also have a major significance regarding the origins of language, if we consider looking at their context of use, their social properties, their relations with gestures, their lateralization and their neurofunctional correlates as well.