Quote Originally Posted by Beeblebrox.420
That's not quite right. First of all, humans are primates, make no mistake about that. Secondly, other species of primates do have the brain structures which allow for language. Many studies have suggested that some of the great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, etc.) naturally use language to communicate with one another. What they do lack are the necessary modifications to the throat and mouth which are required for speech. But, they can use grunts and gestures to effectively communicate with one another.

Other studies have shown that gorillas and chimpanzees can learn language, and apply it to complex concepts, much the same way human children do. They've been shown to have a sense of "self", just like we do, and we're more similar to them than we are different. For some good information on primate language studies, read the articles here and here.


That's basically what i said..
naturalmystic Reviewed by naturalmystic on . deep thoughts... My question is, If there where ever a human to be born into the world and never learn language or how to speak, ect. If a human has no language how can it think? THink about it, what language do u think in? Probaly english, but what if u didn't have english, then what language would ur thoughts be in? I beleive this single aspect of life set back humans for hundreds of years. Or maybe even could be what stared our brains to develope. When Sub-Human species like all those apes began to Rating: 5