语言非人类专有：黑猩猩或能懂人话
<p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="evolutionary">evolutionary</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span>, <span word="chimpanzees">chimpanzees</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="common">common</span> <span word="ancestor">ancestor</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chimps">chimps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="innate">innate</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="separates">separates</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apes">apes</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="chimp">chimp</span>, <span word="Panzee">Panzee</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Panzee">Panzee</span> <span word="can">can</span> “<span word="interpret">interpret</span>” <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="distorted">distorted</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.</p><p><span word="Panzee">Panzee</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="digitised">digitised</span> <span word="words">words</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="Lisa">Lisa</span> <span word="Heimbauer">Heimbauer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="human">human</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.”</p><p><span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="uniquely">uniquely</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p>据英国《每日邮报》11月1日报道，科学家长期以来认为人类与人类的近亲——黑猩猩之间的基本区别之一是理解与加工语言的能力。但该观点也许并不属实。</p>
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