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LANGUAGE SCIENCES
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 1-13Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2005.12.002
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artificial intelligence; evolution of language; language acquisition; parrot cognition; phonological awareness
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Evidence exists for a form of imitation, vocal segmentation, by a Grey parrot. Data show that the bird understands that his labels are comprised of individual units that can be recombined in novel ways to create a novel referential vocalization; that is, a novel act. Previous data suggested, but could not substantiate, this behaviour. Such evidence implies that a parrot not only has phonological awareness but also demonstrates true imitation rather than mimicry, and has implications for the studies of both the evolution of communicative competence and the development of robotic speech. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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